Sarasota's New College of Florida will be the first to sign the Trump administration's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. The compact requires colleges to eliminate DEI initiatives, ...

UPDATE 5:35 P.M. SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The sentencing hearing for former Sarasota firefighter Ryan Hagenbuck has ended. During a hearing on Monday, Hagenbuck was ordered to serve 6 months of ...

A Miami-based charter school operator has filed to take over three Sarasota public schools under Florida's "Schools of Hope" law. The district has proposed merging some schools to prevent the ...

Sarasota Memorial Hospital was ranked No. 6 among Florida hospitals in Newsweek's annual "Best-in-State" list. For the third year in a row, it was the only hospital in southwest Florida to be included ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Flights come in and out of Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport every day. But one flight that landed late Tuesday into Wednesday was extra special for everyone on board. 87 local ...

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The original 32-bed Sarasota Hospital opened in 1925 after a community fundraising effort. From its origins, the system has ...

THURSDAY UPDATE: The girl, identified as Zaria Rosa Miller, died Thursday morning, family members said in a Facebook post. The post stated: "We would like to express our indescribable gratitude to the ...

A developer is nearing a deal to purchase the controversial US Recycling facility site in Sarasota. The plan is to replace the crushing facility with a 158-unit affordable housing development. The ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A threat allegedly made because of noise from people playing basketball at a Sarasota park has prompted a police investigation and the city temporarily removing the hoop.

In a time of persistent national political friction, a federal government shutdown can often feel like a distant, abstract event — a mere headline from Washington. But at the Herald-Tribune, we ...