It's been a breezy and dry start to the day for much of Sarasota County this morning. ...more

August 19, 2008

Forecasters Sunday extended a hurricane watch north to Tarpon Springs as Tropical Storm Fay grazed the southern coast of Cuba and headed on a path that could take the storm into the western edge of Pinellas County as a hurricane. ...more

August 18, 2008

Forecasters extended a hurricane watch north to Tarpon Springs as Tropical Storm Fay grazed the southern coast of Cuba and headed on a path that could take the storm just west of Pinellas County as a hurricane. ...more

August 17, 2008

Pinellas County commissioners are reaching to the past for leadership into the future. ...more

August 7, 2008

Pinellas County commissioners are reaching to the past for leadership into the future. Commissioners agreed Tuesday to offer the county administrator position to Robert LaSala, a former assistant county administrator from 1979 to 1989. They are set to meet on the contract Sept. 2, and LaSala would begin in November. ...more

August 6, 2008

A former employee has filed a lawsuit accusing U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan of falsifying business documents in the operation of a Venice car dealership. ...more

August 4, 2008

The Sarasota County Health Department today ended an advisory against swimming at Siesta Key Beach. ...more

August 2, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - Gregory Kennedy had a large circle of friends, and some say he would have done anything to protect them. ...more

August 1, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - There were three adults at the birthday party where 18-year-old Gregory Kennedy was killed, and one of them ended up in the hospital with a concussion after being struck by the same group of teenagers. ...more

August 1, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - A Verizon technician has filed a lawsuit against the former owner of Zeus, a 90-pound German shepherd who attacked him during a March 2007 service call at a Nokomis house. ...more

August 1, 2008