SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Sarasota County has enacted a burn ban prohibiting all open fires because of drought conditions and increased wildfire danger.
Authorities said the ban covers campfires, bonfires, yard burning, and trash burning. Residents can learn more about burn bans in the county on the county's website.
The ban remains in effect until conditions improve.

Pasco County physician reunites with medical team after widowmaker heart attack
A Pasco County internal medicine physician was reunited Tuesday with the medical team who saved her life after she suffered a widowmaker heart attack nearly two years ago.
Physician suffers heart attack at age 44