Magpie will be one of only three dogs in the country trained to search out sea turtle nests for conservation purposes, ...

Sarasota police officers didn't wake up "expecting to be a hero" on Feb. 20, but a house fire pressed them into action.

Longboat Key Fire Department personnel extricated the 80-year-old driver from a wrecked SUV on Tuesday on the north end of ...

For the second consecutive season, the Braden River High wrestling team is sending eight wrestlers to the Florida High School ...

Vasquez’s biggest concern for his bees was their food supply. When the weather is cold, the bees can’t leave the hive for ...

Resident concerns about a black powdery residue found on patio furniture and roofs were raised to the town, and particulate ...

As spring break approaches, Longboat Key business owners are optimistic that business will continue to ramp up.

Greg Dauer is the most productive sophomore on the Sailors' roster. Only junior guard Johnny Lackaff and senior forward David ...

The second act of “One Hit Wonders” serves up a single slice of McLean’s “American Pie” (1971). His 8 minute, 42 second masterpiece is a crash course in rock ’n’ roll history — neatly compressed into ...

Readers from across the region submit their photos to the Observer's 2026-27 Weather and Nature Photo Contest.

The Legislature has only one mandated job each year: adopt a balanced budget. And at the end of each legislative session, the dance is always the same — House and Senate members squabbling and ...

A resort-style home on Sarasota Bay in the Harbor Acres enclave sold recently for more than $14 million, one of the highest prices reached for a piece of residential real estate in the first quarter ...