Last month, county officials sent a letter requesting support in urging the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to reconsider its policy on coyotes.

County staff also presented a proposal to let homeowners in flood zones voluntarily raise their floor elevations to mitigate ...

The Sarasota County Commission has called for ... though Commissioner Mark Smith, who represents the barrier island, said he surmises that every neighborhood in the county has coyotes.

Are they reopening? 19 Sarasota-area restaurants, resorts, and shops temporarily or permanently closed due to damage from ...

“Everything is open in Englewood, the mainland is back to normal, the barrier island is getting there,” added Doug Izzo, executive director of the Englewood Florida Chamber of Commerc ...

Florida is one of the ... Island is relatively simple. The barrier island is connected to the mainland by multiple roads, allowing you to drive in from Sarasota through Longboat Key.

Local health departments advised people to stay away from more than a dozen beaches in Southwest Florida. Respiratory ...

One part of state law defines coastal barrier islands as meaning ... gulf-front Pinellas and Sarasota counties showed numerous references to the Gulf of Mexico. A way for DeSantis to change references ...