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WSLR News reporter Ed James III gauges reactions in Newtown and beyond.

County commissioners agree to cover schools’ expenses until the district’s lawsuit with the tax collector is resolved.

Clerics urge City of Sarasota leaders to keep parking free and downtown churches alive.

Van Wezel’s big parking lot will disappear, to be replaced with park and a one-acre garage.

A former public-school student and teacher turned parent volunteer, she is one of two candidates vying for Robyn Marinelli’s seat.

On Monday, the Sarasota City Commission will discuss garage design and funding at The Bay Park. Tuesday, Manatee County commissioners will discuss the desecration of the Old Memphis Cemetery and community response. And on Wednesday, City of Sarasota planners will review the controversial Adagio twin-tower project downtown.

Water-use restrictions are getting tighter. But enforcement is uneven.

After his viral Jubilee performance, Zander Moricz was at it again.

The Republican incumbent has made gun rights, deportations, Trump loyalty his hallmarks.

In this liberal-leaning district, the incumbent worries more about the challenge by a fellow Republican than about the Democrat.