Sarasota FL

ENGLEWOOD — An Englewood man is facing felony assault charges after hitting a person with a baton at a park, sheriff’s deputies say.

The charter school expansion law fuels local upheaval. The same Suncoast lawmakers who voted earlier this year to let charter schools move into underused public campuses have stayed quiet as a Miami-based charter operator’s early push to occupy local schools set off confusion and concern among parents and educators.

Public schools make up the majority of hurricane evacuation shelters in Florida. These shelters have been built with taxpayer dollars and are available to the public in the event of a significant storm event. All the designated hurricane evacuation shelters in Manatee and Sarasota County are public schools. There are...

NORTH PORT — North Port Police Sgt. James Shield acted quickly to save a small child with developmental delays running down U.S. 41 earlier this month.

Meanwhile, the planning commission postponed an amendment to allow permanent occupancy of RVs in mobile home parks. Host: Expansion of sports amenities and other public uses could be underway soon near Lakewood Ranch. On Thursday, the Manatee County Planning Commission recommended approval of more than doubling the...

The next phases of development include a makeover of the 10th Street Boat Ramp. Host: The new park sprouting around the Van Wezel complex near downtown Sarasota is now expanding north. On Monday, the city commission will discuss releasing another $20 million for phases three and four of The Bay, and that includes a...

Redevelopment of the Zenith tower at Five Points inched closer to approval as the city’s Development Review Committee issued partial sign-off on Oct. 16 for the plan to replace the 12-story office building and parking garage with a mixed-use development. Partial sign-off means the project need not appear again...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Publix Rich & Creamy Vanilla Ice Cream has been recalled after possible concerns over an undeclared egg allergen. According to the announcement made by Publix, “people who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs may run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if...

Many of the same Suncoast lawmakers who voted earlier this year to let charter schools move into underused public campuses have stayed quiet as a Miami-based charter operator’s early push to occupy local schools set off confusion and concern among parents and educators.

Kyndal Ray Edwards, who is walking across the United States for mental health awareness, will arrive in the region in the coming days.