Hotel room prices are up in Sarasota County — but is tourism? Here’s what we know from the latest Visit Sarasota County ...

It was designed to be the home of the future — steadfast against extreme weather and reliant only on the sun for power. But ...

Gulfport, a small, artsy community and former fishing village, is a slice of “Old Florida,” has colorful cottages, small streets and a laid-back vibe ...

A Southwest Florida neighborhood is on the cutting edge of surviving hurricanes and saving energy — and more homes like it ...

Hurricane Melissa to hit Jamaica as catastrophic Cat 5 on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Here’s how Sarasota-Manatee residents can help.

Melissa strengthened into a deadly Category 5 hurricane Monday with catastrophic impacts expected across the Caribbean, ...

The ‘Gulfcoast Pride Festival’ returned to downtown Sarasota on Saturday after the event was canceled last year due to ...

The Florida man accused of tying his dog to a fence while fleeing the state to avoid the wrath of Hurricane Milton had his animal cruelty charges dropped by prosecutors, sparking outrage from the ...

A dog tied to a fence on the side of a Florida highway during Hurricane Milton has now become immortalized. The story of Trooper the dog has inspired the new "Trooper's Law," which would make it a ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Criminal charges have been dropped against a Florida man who authorities said abandoned his dog in floodwaters near a highway as residents evacuated Florida’s Gulf Coast last year ...