Over 350 Manatee County School District staff members have been impacted by COVID-19 since March.

The order requires school districts and charter school governing boards to open brick and mortar schools at least five days per week for all students in the fall.

To help decide how best to reopen Sarasota County School District, parents and guardians of students are asked to complete a survey.

In the U.S. more than 9,500 people are diagnosed with skin cancer every day.

Although stores and restaurants have opened back up, doctors remind people the first wave of the virus never ended.

If you plan to garden this summer, a reminder that Sarasota County has a ban on the sale and use of any fertilizer with nitrogen or phosphorus in it.

As testing along the Suncoast becomes more readily available, at what point should an individual get tested for COVID-19?

Health professionals say wearing a face mask can help reduce the spread of COVID-19 by at least 50%.

SunCoast Blood Bank is asking anyone who has recovered from COVID-19 to come into one of their centers and donate their plasma within the next week.

A Juneteenth festival was held Saturday in Newtown. Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.

According to health experts, isolation is as damaging to your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

The Sarasota County School Board has narrowed their superintendent search down to five semifinalists.

The U.S. continues to have some of the highest unemployment rates that they’ve seen in the last 100 years. Despite many businesses reopening, USF Sarasota-Manatee’s Economics Professor, Michael Snipes, said there is not much progress being made to the economy.

If you chose to exercise outdoors in the summer, you run the risk of heat exhaustion or even having a heat stroke. But, heat-related illnesses are preventable if you take the proper precautions.

Tourism on the Suncoast took a huge hit from the Coronavirus, but Visit Sarasota County’s Vice President, Erin Duggan, said tourism looks to be heading in a positive direction over the past couple of weeks.

About 50% of the students who attend Sarasota County School District are eligible for free or reduced meals. During the summer months those students rely on summer meal programs to stay fed.

From the Coronavirus to racial injustice, this year our country has faced heavy times that may be hard for kids to understand.

For over a week people across the country have been protesting, demanding change for racial injustice. Tarnisha Cliatt, who is the President of the Manatee County branch of the NAACP, said the biggest way to create change is through policy change.

Monday night protesters filled the intersection of University Parkway and Cattlemen Road protesting the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Department.

Hurricane season starts June 1st and along with having a plan for yourself, you want to also make a plan for your pet.

In the U.S. rip currents account for about 80% of beach rescues.

Memorial Day weekend helped bring some customers back into stores that had their doors closed for the past few weeks.

Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer. But when it comes to summer vacations, AAA said this year may look different.

Memorial Day weekend is usually a busy time for Siesta Key Beach Resort, but this year it will look different.

The City of Sarasota is now accepting applications for their Small Business and Safety Assistance Grant Program.

Even though the number of COVID-19 cases in Manatee County continues to rise, the overall percentage of people testing positive for the virus has been on a steady decline for the past 10 days.

More than 1.9 Million people in Florida have filed for unemployment since March 15th. So, when it comes to searching for jobs, what industries are hiring?

The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport is starting to see people begin to travel again. This is after the airport took a huge hit in the month of April, with their passenger traffic down about 95%.

The Roskamp Institute, which studies neurological diseases, is looking for people to participate in their study which focuses on the long term effects of red tide exposure.

As Florida begins to open back up, Manatee County officials are brainstorming ways to get tourist back safely.