The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is planning to grow its budget by more than 20% in the coming year, the second year in a row of double-digit increases. Sheriff Kurt Hoffman cited inflationary ...

Deputies in Sarasota captured a 14-foot alligator from a neighborhood street and relocated it to a farm. Here’s how the ...

A new office will manage more than $1.75 million in federal funding aimed at bolstering housing and community development efforts, Sarasota County announced Wednesday. Sarasota County announced the ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — A new program to help prevent homelessness has been implemented in Sarasota County. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has entered a partnership with the nonprofit United Way to set ...

The Sarasota area has been seeing a slight increase in COVID-19 cases this winter, according to a representative of the Florida Department of Health’s Sarasota County office. The Florida health ...

Barbara Ford-Coates, who was first elected as Sarasota County Tax Collector in 1984, was defeated by Sarasota County Commissioner Mike Moran in a close race, according to unofficial results posted to ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested four men after an undercover operation to find unlicensed contractors. The sheriff’s office arrested the men on multiple charges ...