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.

Florida beekeeper loses livelihood after neighbor has 20 beehives removed from his property
An 84-year-old Citrus County beekeeper is fighting to recover 20 active beehives that were taken from his property months ago, leaving him without his main source of income and removing up to 2 million bees from the local ecosystem.
Florida beekeeper loses livelihood after neighbor has 20 beehives removed from his property