Sarasota city officials say around 50 acres of the nearly 300 acres of the Bobby Jones Golf Course will be transformed into open space and a public park. Many people we talked with also say the entire clubhouse is in need of a major renovation.

Some Sarasota County non-profits going green.

Residents say a big part of the problem is people speeding on State Road 70, making it difficult to pull out of Greenbrook Boulevard on one end of the busy road and Post Boulevard on the other end, which is where the Premier Sports Campus is located.

FDOT makes a decision on new Cortez Bridge plans.

Man charged in shooting death of mother's boyfriend in Bradenton.

Experts have yet to determine what’s causing this. They say it could be something the birds are eating or could be toxic in nature similar to the issues the birds experienced last year from red tide.

In both cases, neither of the students, one of whom attends Venice High and another who attends another school in the district, tested positive for alcohol.

Thousands of dollars from walls at Siesta Key restaurant donated to Bahamas.

A warrant was issued for Lillian Parks last week and she has now been taken into police custody and transported to the Manatee County Jail for processing after being released for a local medical center on Friday afternoon.

34th Annual Sarasota NAACP Freedom Awards.

A 92 million dollar expansion plan at Selby Gardens got the green light from the Sarasota Planning Board. The proposed project includes a five-story garage and rooftop restaurant. It’s something that still needs approval from the city commission

Thirty thousand gallons discharged late last week at the Meadows golf course behind the homes on Vivienda Way. It happened after a private mowing contractor struck a sanitary sewer air release valve.

In addition to improving safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, city officials say this roundabout will help improve the traffic flow in the area. An open house on Tuesday brought in a large crowd.

Suspects at large following attempted car burglaries in Manatee County.

Florida Highway Patrol and the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office keeps an eye on this road in the rural part of Sarasota County. Residents say the big problem areas are between Lorraine Road and Oakford.

Starting Friday night, the Florida Department of Transportation says the lights under the bridge will change slowly to all colors of the spectrum.

Redistricting open houses in Sarasota County.

Protesters are trying to push government officials to take action and protect the air from pollution. Sarasota Students 4 Climate organized the event.

Drivers concerned with State Road 70 at I-75.

Since May 2018, there have been around 83 spills of more than 630 million gallons of treated and untreated wastewater in Sarasota County. That’s led to a recent consent settlement between Sarasota County Commissioners and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Man arrested for sexual battery of a 74-year-old Sarasota woman.

Video shows Riverview High School staff member in a physical altercation with student.

This Friday the 13th was scheduled to be a very sad day for members and workers at both Sarasota YMCAs, including the one on South Euclid Avenue and the one at Potter Park. It turns out instead to be a very happy day.

The Palmetto Houses apartments would feature 87-units, most of them workforce housing with 10 percent affordable housing. It would be built on nearly three acres between a gas station and convenience store and The Villas at Oak Bend housing development.

On Tuesday, the Powers family were there when the Manatee County Commission passed a resolution naming Little League Field 1 at Lakewood Ranch Park the Matthew Ryan Powers Memorial Field.

Florida Highway Patrol says a car driven by David Buncik went through a red light on University Parkway, hitting three vehicles that were making a left onto Lockwood Ridge Road from the other direction on University. The 34-year-old ran away on foot but was found and returned.

Convicted felon Johnny was arrested on the 3200 block of 3rd Street West, just a stone’s throw away from the sheriff’s office in Bradenton.

Charity Lamb will lose her license for six months, pay a $1,000 fine and go to 12 hours of traffic school. The 25-year-old hit the third grade student with her pickup truck in May, killing him. The 9-year-old was riding his bicycle to Brentwood Elementary School with his sister.

An east Sarasota County woman is very distraught after one of her miniature horses was found dead on her Old Myakka property on Sunday. She’s trying to figure out exactly how that happened.

A teary-eyed Cheraina Bonner stood in front of the Sarasota County School Board for the first time Tuesday night to talk about being allegedly sexually harassed by Assistant Superintendent Jeff Maultsby.