Lakewood Ranch church wraps up $7.7 million expansion
Cornerstone Church of Lakewood Ranch is wrapping up a $7.7 million expansion, but the Presbyterian church began with much more humble beginnings. In 1993, a group of under 50 congregants worshiped at the Parkway 8 Cinema on Lockwood Ridge Road. By 2002, the church found a home of its own in Lakewood Ranch, but it was...
Sarasota family office acquires Ohio plastics manufacturer
A Sarasota family office has acquired a plastics manufacturing company based in Ada, Ohio. Nickolas Asset Management purchased Associated Plastics Corp. and plans to upgrade the systems in place at the 150,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse campus. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Included in...
Manatee County mourns the death of its ‘feisty’ commissioner
In the span of a year, Carol Ann Felts went from being thrown out of the Manatee County Commission chambers to sitting behind the dais as the District 1 commissioner. Just 15 months into her current term, the 68-year-old Felts died suddenly at her Myakka City home Feb. 24 of natural causes.
Police seek tips in 23-year-old unsolved murder of Bradenton woman
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Feb. 28 marks 23 years since Denisha Williams was found killed inside her apartment — a case that investigators said remains active and unsolved. Williams was 41-years-old at the time and was found in her apartment at 1909 Fifth Street West in Bradenton. Williams sustained...
Mass. woman reported missing last seen in Florida, police say
Police are looking for help from the public in locating a missing woman from Auburn. Jennifer Remillard, 47, with a last known address in Auburn, has been reported as a missing person, police said in a statement on Tuesday night. She was last seen on Jan. 31 in Sarasota, Florida, police said. Police described...
Manatee clerk’s office to hold Operation Green Light event for suspended licenses
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller will hold an Operation Green Light event Saturday, April 11, for county residents whose driver’s licenses are suspended due to overdue traffic tickets, court fines or fees. The in-person event runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon...
Cops: Woman finds man in bed with her
NOKOMIS — A Nokomis man is being held without bond in the Sarasota County Jail on multiple charges after a woman woke up to find him in bed with her.
Sarasota business used by ‘American Pickers’ is closing its warehouse
Whenever the crew from American Pickers came to the area they checked with Sarasota Architectural Salvage for leads though that interaction never made it onto the show. Mike Wolfe and the late Frank Fritz visited Sarasota several times for their reality show that premiered on Jan. 18. 2010, and documented their...
Husband faces execution of North Port woman’s killer 18 years after abduction
“Denise and I were soulmates,” said Denise Amber Lee’s husband, Nathan Lee. “We were supposed to be together forever; we were madly in love.”
Hillsborough County Deputy Dies by Suicide in Ruskin-Wimauma
RUSKIN-WIMAUMA, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its own after a deputy died by suicide Tuesday morning. On March 3, 2026, at approximately 7:20 a.m., a family member of Deputy Jeremiah Stewart, 36, found him deceased outside his home from a self-inflicted The post...
