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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota County is currently on scene for a reported brush fire. The fire was reported at 12:35 p.m. at 13404 Wild Citrus Rd. The Florida Forest Services is also on scene. Two structures have been threatened and the fire department are performing exposure protection on the...

Florida has a way of making food taste better the moment water enters the view. Have you ever noticed how one glance at a glowing sunset or a calm bay instantly raises your expectations for the meal in front of you?. Across the Sunshine State, dining reaches another level when...

A mother of a Venice High School student was arrested on Tuesday after her daughter brought her firearm to school, authorities said.

Riviera Dunes Dockside, a waterside seafood restaurant in Manatee County, FL, received a warning from state inspectors on Jan. 27, 2026, after state food and health officials documented 17 violations during a complaint-driven inspection. The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation conducted the...

After an extensive search and rescue effort, Venice-based Agape Flights confirmed that there were no survivors in a Thursday plane crash in southwestern Haiti. Here's what the flight's track log shows: Agape Flights lost contact with the Embraer 110 Bandeirante, registered as N316AF, when it dropped off radar over...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A medical test will soon be required for all Florida high school student-athletes, thanks to new state legislation called the 'Second Chance Act'. An electrocardiogram, also known as an ECG or EKG, is a non-invasive test that records the heart’s electrical activity. The test...

Publix is preparing to make some big changes in west St. Petersburg next month as it will be closing one store and opening another three miles away. Publix confirmed this week it will close its Eagles Park Retail Center store at store at 5577 Park St. N. on Saturday, March 7, at 7 p.m. The company's new location at...

The 44th annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival will return to Florida’s Gulf Coast on Saturday, Feb. 14, and Sunday, Feb 15, continuing a decades-long tradition of celebrating one of the state’s last true working fishing villages. Held in the historic Cortez community, the festival highlights the cultural...

Kansas State has landed its first 2027 commitment. Palmetto, Florida cornerback Nazir Pitchford has committed to K-State. The announcement from Pitchford comes as a bit of a surprise. After all, we are in a dead period in terms of recruitment at the moment, which started on February 2. It also comes as a bit of a...

When it comes to affordable housing, sometimes the definition is in the eye of the beholder.