Commissioner Amanda Ballard is asking the board to name a portion of Crane Park, a community gathering place in Felts’ home of Myakka City, after the late commissioner. The park offers a playground, ...

An eighth-generation Floridian originally from Little Havana in Miami, Felts owned nearly 10 acres in Myakka City where she ...

A 63-year-old Sarasota man was killed Saturday afternoon in a crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle in Bradenton, FHP said.

Despite plans to cut up to 6% of its locations nationwide in the first half of 2026, Wendy's is opening two new restaurants near Sarasota.

Deputies say a father overseas requested a welfare check, leading them to a violent scene with two children and their mother ...

Investigators have determined the deaths of a woman and two children in the Lake Club community of Lakewood Ranch were the result of a homicide-suicide, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office reported ...

A Florida mother “violently” killed her two children before taking her own life inside their gated-community home, police said.

The proposal included up to 15,000 square feet of land for a potential fire station and a deal to improve a nearby road.

A young manatee rescued from a storm drain in Melbourne Beach continues to recover at SeaWorld Orlando. A 400-pound manatee was transported to the park earlier this month following a complex rescue ...