That’s the dilemma with Myakka River State Park – a sprawling wilderness paradise tucked away near Sarasota that somehow ...

As Sarasota County grapples with a burgeoning jail population, debating a $700 million expansion, programs seek to curb ...

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Gainesville Sun joins newsrooms across the USA TODAY network in reporting racial and gender diversity.

Four years ago, Florida saw a record number of manatee deaths. A record 1,100 of them died in 2021, and two years ago, wildlife officials began hand-feeding manatees lettuce to stave off ...

Moffitt is training future cancer researchers. The program aims to ensure underrepresented minority students are being trained in its labs.