Catholic Mass will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Veterans Day at the Sarasota National Cemetery. Celebrated by the Diocese of Venice, the opening ceremonies will begin at 2:45 p.m. All are ...

Before airplanes and delivery trucks, the postal system in Manatee and Sarasota counties floated in, literally, with the tide. In the early days of Florida settlement, roads were rough or non-existent ...

A year ago, George H. Boyd shot and killed his neighbor’s pet cat. On Tuesday, Boyd was convicted of felony Aggravated Animal ...

Tuesday’s election results have politicians, pundits, and political consultants from both sides of the political establishment scrambling to explain to voters what they mean for next year’s midterm ...

During the BOCC land use meeting on Thursday, local land use attorney Ed Vogler was joined by Stantec Project Planner Katie Labarr to try to make the case that the board should grant their clients’ ...

Since the 1880s we’ve referred to dopey people as birdbrains . I contend it’s a misnomer. Birds are actually pretty smart – think about how far they migrate without any access to … ...

A new Trump administration rule issued late last month would override state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from including medical debt, potentially weakening financial protections for … ...

Stellantis has announced that Chrysler is recalling more than 320,000 Jeep plug-in hybrid vehicles due to a faulty battery ...

The next status report will be issued on Friday, November 14. Please check our daily sampling map, which can be accessed via the online status report on our Red Tide Current Status page. For more ...

WASHINGTON — Senators on Friday said they plan to remain in town for the weekend, a sign negotiations may be picking up to approve a stopgap spending measure and end the government shutdown, now at ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to continue carrying out, for now, its policy requiring that passports only list a person’s sex … ...