SARASOTA, Fla. — The Sarasota Police Department (SPD) asked drivers to avoid the area between Cleveland Drive and Harrison Drive as officials respond to a gas leak.
Police said the gas leak was in the 800 block of Benjamin Franklin Drive in Sarasota. The area was closed for a few hours, but the gas leak was capped around 1:30 p.m., and all roads are now open.

Multiple Hillsborough County schools are closing down in 2027
Tampa Bay 28 reporter Jada Williams has the latest on how Hillsborough County Public Schools is planning major student reassignments and school closures for the 2027-28 school year.
Multiple Hillsborough County schools are closing down in 2027; parents aren't on board