Going out to eat? See which Sarasota and Manatee County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

The Herald-Tribune is proud to honor area high school sports programs with our Top Teams list and poll. At the beginning of each month during the high school competitive seasons, the Herald-Tribune ...

The high school football hierarchy has become steady at the top in Sarasota and Manatee counties. However, the bottom half of ...

See exclusive photos of Sarasota’s newest attraction, Mote SEA, before it opens to the public at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 8.

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium opened the doors to the new Mote Science Education Aquarium (SEA) for members on Monday ...

Hurricanes have kept the National Hurricane Center busy. But what if one hits Sarasota during the government shutdown? What ...

The next named storm of the season will be Jerry. It's too early to tell where Invest 95L will go, but AccuWeather forecasters advised residents from the Caribbean to Florida and the east coast of the ...

USA TODAY Florida Network reporters Jon Santucci and Nick Wilson debate the biggest topics after the seventh week of the high ...

Covering or obscuring your license plate is now a much bigger deal thanks to a new Florida law in effect Oct. 1. What to know ...

Bari Weiss, co-founder and CEO of The Free Press, will become CBS News' new editor-in-chief under Paramount's acquisition of ...

Invest 95L in the central Atlantic is becoming "better defined," and a tropical depression or tropical storm is likely to form in the next day or so.

Sarasota city commissioners report their income — but many financial details aren’t required and remain undisclosed. Here’s why that matters.