Allyson Henning

This flu season is hitting harder than expected in Sarasota County, and some emergency rooms are seeing more patients than usual.

Last week, the mayor of the Town of Longboat Key sent a letter to the Florida Department of Transportation emphasizing the town's "strong preference" for the agency to reconsider a lower-level drawbri...

The Sarasota Police Department is stepping up its enforcement when it comes to personal watercraft or Jet Ski rentals.

Researchers with Mote Marine Laboratory have released hatchery-raised Caribbean king crabs onto Florida’s Coral Reef for the first time.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A group of historic cottages along Fruitville Road near downtown Sarasota could be demolished. The colorful cottages currently house a number of small businesses including a…

Sarasota County Schools is hosting heart screening events for student athletes this week, ahead of a new statewide requirement set to take effect in July.

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — The Manatee County NAACP, along with church leaders and the family of William Tyrone Bell, gathered outside Bradenton City Hall on Tuesday, calling for the release of body…

A man underwent surgery Monday after deputies said he was shot multiple times during an armed robbery at the Mega Arcade on U.S. 41 in Manatee County.

The Town of Longboat Key has been working to address nuisance flooding in low-lying areas across the island for the last several years, even before the devastating 2024 hurricane season.

Doctors at Sarasota Memorial Hospital say a new early detection program is helping catch more lung cancers before symptoms begin and when the disease is most treatable.