FDOT discusses proposed transfer of Siesta Key roads.

Right now residents are looking for solutions to clean it up. One idea they are seriously considering is having mini-reefs placed under the docks to help clean the water.

Community Partnership Schools have students that are underprivileged. Protesters say right now there are about a dozen schools in Sarasota County that meet that criteria.

Surveillance video shows an unidentified man entering a ranch on the 5800 block of Buckeye Road around 11:30pm on December 2 and walking up to the stables, during the time deputies say a show horse was stolen, moved to a nearby field and slaughtered for its meat.

Casey Swart, 23, was pacing in the living room and officers say he said, "Oh my God. I can't believe it. Oh my God. I went too far."

It used to be a tomato farm and it will be called Poling Gardens, featuring 3-bed, 2-bath homes for working families.

Holiday Night of Lights on St. Armands.

Christmas tree lighting in downtown Sarasota.

Video released of person of interest in Palmetto horse slaughtering.

Casey Swart, 23, was pacing in the living room and officers say he said, "Oh my God. I can't believe it. Oh my God. I went too far."

Normalcy is now back at both YMCAs in Sarasota, the one at Potter Park and the one on Euclid Avenue, after both nearly closed for good back in September because of financial issues.

Knife attack on Sarasota County school bus.

Christmas tree prices rising.

Freedom Gathering in Bradenton providing meals for those in need.

Organizations helping Suncoast residents who are alone during the holidays.

The ramp to I-75 northbound has been shut down since July 2018 while FDOT crews removed and replaced the concrete deck bridge. It will reopen Wednesday at 6am.

The properties are around 10 miles east of Myakka River State Park off of State Road 72. Sarasota County Commissioners recently voted to move forward with the purchase.

Before all the high powered races on the water, thousands of people enjoying Friday night’s block party on Dearborn Street, getting up close and personal with the teams.

The interchange at I-75 and Clark Road in Sarasota will see a major facelift in about a year-and-a-half. During a public meeting Thursday, people learned all about FDOT’S plans to create an eight-lane diverging diamond similar to the one built at University Parkway.

The flag draped casket carrying the body of 20-year-old Nicholas Panipinto was brought into Patriot Plaza at Sarasota National Cemetery by a pair of horses, with family and friends walking behind.

Nicholas Panipinto, an infantryman, attended Manatee High School and was assigned to 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, after joining the Army in January 2018. He deployed with the brigade to South Korea in July 2019.

This follows a special meeting of the School Board last Tuesday where board members voted to give Bowden 30-day notice before a December 10th meeting where they would decide if any disciplinary action, including a reprimand, suspension or termination, will be taken against him.

Now when people walk in and out of the main entrance at the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office in Bradenton, they can take a moment to pause and reflect.

The Sarasota City Commission approved funding for the 2019-2020 budget year for continued use of the 25 beds known as hot beds at the Salvation Army on 10th Street Monday afternoon.

Huge crowd attends holiday kickoff at The Mall at UTC.

Elizabeth Smock of Sunnyside Street NW in Port Charlotte is charged with six counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty, six counts of felony animal cruelty, and six counts of animal abandonment.

Just when you thought you got away with running a red light, think again. In the city of Sarasota and in Manatee County chances are it was all caught by one of the many red light cameras.

Salvation Army in Bradenton in need of holiday donations.

The body of Nicholas Panipinto returned home to Bradenton Wednesday night. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge was lit up in red, white and blue in his honor and people paid their respects on the route from Tampa International Airport to Manatee County.

The road in this area had been straight for the most part, but now it’s windy and the construction barrels add to some of the confusion. Turning left onto 41 from 10th Street has been a little tricky, the same holds true for motorists turning onto 10th Street from 41.