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PARRISH, Fla. (WWSB) - A pedestrian was killed after being run over by a dump truck in Parrish, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the dump truck was backing east on Bella Mar Trail, east of Diamond Reef Drive, when the pedestrian was helping guide the vehicle as it backed up to unload. The...

A fight last week in a boys restroom at North Port High School raises a couple of questions.

Ever tasted something so comforting it felt like Florida sunshine and grandma’s kitchen teamed up on the same plate?. There’s a place in Florida where the pace slows, the portions grow, and the first bite makes you wonder why every meal can’t taste this reassuring. You walk in expecting lunch and walk out feeling...

Theft: It was reported that three males who work for a heating and air conditioning contractor made off with three HVAC units along with some piping materials and copper pipes. The complainant estimated the purloined climate-control items at a value of $11,000. The men were driving a white box truck,...

A home in Wild Blue at Waterside topped the week’s sales. SDWB Waterside LLC sold the home at 1055 Blue Shell Loop to William Finocchiaro and Eileen Finocchiaro, trustees, of Sarasota, for $2,225,000. Built in 2025, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,028 square feet of living area.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Three fatal crashes occurred on Suncoast roads Wednesday, bringing the year’s total deadly crashes in the region to 10, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The first fatality happened at 4:05 a.m. on Saracen Square Boulevard, where a driver entered the median and hit a...

In spring 2011, three students from the same small town in Florida died — and all three had previously been hypnotized by their principal, Dr. George Kenney. The former North Port High School principal hypnotized more than 70 people, including many students, during his tenure, despite never being a licensed...

A 64-year-old man was killed after stopping his car on the interstate in Sarasota on Wednesday, Florida Highway Patrol troopers said. A 1999 Peterbilt tractor trailer was traveling south on Interstate 75 in the right travel lane at 8:55 a.m., approaching mile marker 202 . The pedestrian parked his car within the...

ENGLEWOOD — A Sarasota County judge issued a summary judgement in a lawsuit filed against several entities following the death of an Englewood woman killed by alligators.

Two 19-year-olds from Sarasota were arrested recently after capturing at least two alligators without proper permits from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The arrests stem from a months-long investigation by the FWC into allegations that a group of eight Sarasota-area teens was connected...