Author: WSLR News

In federal complaints, they allege civil rights violations

Some call it a developer giveaway, others hail it as a key response to the housing crisis.

An incident involving a white supremacist group in Brandeton this July looks very much like a racist intimidation attempt. Did anything come of it?

Garbage fees are spiking throughout this region, but there’s no clear evidence to suggest that Sarasota is producing more trash. What’s going on?

For the new superintendent of Sarasota schools, the first two weeks were a trial by fire, between Hurricane Idalia and anxieties swirling around a student who was recently Baker Acted. 

The Chair of the Sarasota School is also a paid employee of an organization that trains conservative activists to advocate for school privatization.

Done with hunkering down? Time to go out and improve your community. Here’s the Activist Calendar.

As far as wind goes, we dodged a bullet, but we’re still struggling with flooding from Hurricane Idalia. Sarasota County Communications Director Jamie Carson gave WSLR News an update on the aftermath.

Manatee County was harder hit than Sarasota by Hurricane Idalia. The intense storm surge closed many bridges and roads, and about 100 residents are currently unable to travel safely home.

WSLR reporter Ramon Lopez was out and about after a state of emergency was declared on Monday, where figures like Sarasota Mayor Kyle Battie and Senator Rick Scott urged the city to prepare.