Gino Battisti has returned home safely after deputies searched for him; a license plate camera had captured his SUV hours after he vanished.

The Glacier-made robot picks cans and bottles up to 60 times a minute at Circular Services' Sarasota plant.

Kyre Wright allegedly watched his former partner through her own apartment camera and threatened her new partner too, police say.

The Venice Pier Group's planned 10th Street restaurant at The Bay passed its first city review, but a buried brine line still blocks the building footprint.

The 17th Street tiki hub pairs a flaming Zombie cocktail with a rooftop Ohana Lounge overlooking the skyline.

Jill Leverich, 61, was arrested at Seminole Heights Elementary days after a fentanyl raid at her Fairlawn Street home.

Health officials in Manatee County are stepping up mosquito surveillance after the positive tests. Statewide dengue cases have already topped 250.

Saturday's event at Pinellas Pioneer Settlement, adjacent to Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, funds wildlife conservation, with kids 3 and under getting in free.

Protect Siesta Key says the county is handing public parkland to a developer while adding $400,000 in cash.

At a North Port forum, a state lawmaker and a county commissioner cautioned residents to brace for cuts to services if Amendment 3 passes.

Comptoir - The Counter Café opens Monday across from Ringling College, with a century-old flag anchoring its new Sarasota dining room.

Corvettes and classic muscle cars lined up in Bradenton Saturday for $20 a car, with proceeds aimed at a decades-old children's charity.

The Venezuelan arepa favorite is leaving its Foodie Labs roots for a 1,070-square-foot spot on 4th Street North.