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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Sarasota County deputy shot a man who came toward him with a knife Tuesday morning at an apartment complex, according to the sheriff's office. ‘Predator: Badlands’ early reviews are all leaning one ...

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 ...

Our digital database of restaurant health inspections is updated regularly with the latest information on which Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice area restaurants passed or failed. You can use the ...

Healthgrades recently released its national rankings for hospital specialty services, evaluating roughly 4,500 hospitals. Sarasota Memorial Hospital's main campus and its Venice campus both received ...

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 ...