Sarasota County commissioners are considering a $401 million plan to expand the overcrowded jail, a cheaper alternative to previously proposed criminal justice complex projects. The proposed expansion ...

NOKOMIS, Fla. — A woman is facing charges after a camper trailer fire left one dead in Sarasota County. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office says the fire happened after 1 a.m. Tuesday at the Palm and ...

The operation lasted three days, and the people arrested are facing charges like grand theft, petty theft and obstruction.

Ten inmates escaped a New Orleans jail on May 15. As of May 27, eight have been captured as the manhunt continues for the remaining two. Meanwhile, in Florida, an escaped killer has been on the lam ...

At Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences, Sarasota Police said 21-year-old Cobie Bradley was assigned to the aftercare program and at Sarasota High School, he acted as a volunteer.

The arrests span both district and charter campuses, as two charter school employees were arrested in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Zoe Suzan Wiencek, 45, of Sarasota County, was arrested yesterday after allegedly causing a disturbance at a convenience ...

Florida sheriffs will participate in the federal 287(g) program, allowing them to make immigration enforcement arrests. Sarasota and Manatee County sheriffs' offices are training deputies for the ...