City council discusses plans to replace Van Wezel
The Sarasota Performing Arts Center is working on plans to replace the Van Wezel Center. FOX 13's Kimberly Kuizon reports.
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School mourns students killed in Lakewood Ranch murder-suicide
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - St. Stephen’s Episcopal School is offering grief support to students following the deaths of two of its students, Josh and Emma James, who were killed by their mother in a Lakewood Ranch home. The mother also died in what authorities are investigating as a murder-suicide.
The moon turns red before dawn with the last total lunar eclipse visible for...
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The cold front is gone. The clouds are thinning. And the Suncoast is settling into a stretch that feels more like late May than early March. Skies will be partly cloudy with more clearing overnight. Temperatures fall into the lower 60s with a light east northeast breeze.
Parrish, FL: Grocery-Anchored Growth Signals Next Phase of Commercial Development
Manatee County’s Parrish area continues to gain commercial momentum with the announced addition of a major grocery retailer slated for construction later this year. According to recently filed Manatee County development paperwork, a new ALDI grocery store is planned in Parrish Lakes East, bringing another...
23 Years and Still No Arrest in Denisha Williams Killing in Bradenton
Twenty-three years after Denisha Williams was found dead in her Bradenton apartment, her killing remains unsolved and her case is still officially open with city detectives. Williams was discovered in 2003 inside her home at 1909 5th Street West, where investigators say she suffered multiple injuries. Detectives...
Man accused of shooting at Bradenton nursing home set for April trial
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A man accused of driving his car into a Bradenton nursing home and firing at deputies is scheduled to go to trial April 20. Investigators say Sean Calcutty drove his vehicle into the entrance of Aspire at Palmasola Bay in May 2024 in an attempt to enter the building.
Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office: Wanted murder suspect tries to shoot deputy
The sheriff's office said Brian Hewson pulled out a gun, pointed it directly at the deputy and pulled the trigger.
The Allman Brothers Band’s Dickey Betts to Receive Namesake Stretch of U.S. Route 41...
Allman Brothers Band’s co-founder, the late “Ramblin’ Man” Dickey Betts, will be honored in his home state of Florida with a namesake stretch of memorial highway on U.S. Route 41, located in Sarasota County. The decision came on Wednesday, February 25, when the Florida House passed...
Couple Had Just Moved in Together When Friend Got ‘Unusual and Worrying’ Call. A...
Lily Z. Yard, 27, was found dead in her Florida residence last month
Sarasota man killed, 2 injured in alleged red-light crash in Bradenton
BRADENTON, Fla. - A Sarasota man was killed, and two other people were seriously injured after a crash on Sunday afternoon in Bradenton, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to investigators, a 19-year-old Bradenton man was driving a Ford Mustang westbound on 53rd Avenue West. What we know:. As...

















