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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner announced the winner of the 2026 “I Voted” sticker design competition at Sarasota Middle School. Fiona Tenuta, a seventh grader at the school, created the winning artwork. Her design was selected from more than 175 submissions from students countywide.

BRADENTON BEACH – The Pines Trailer Park mobile home that Rob Bolash has owned for 22 years remains furnished and occupied, and he continues to mail his monthly lot rent checks. Yet, he was recently served with a “Notice to Right to Reclaim Abandoned Property.”. Dated April 2,...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The 3rd Annual Derby Day Mid-Day Soiree is coming up on May 2nd. The event is from 4:30pm - 7pm with an unforgettable evening of Southern flavors, fine wines, handcrafted cocktails, and Kentucky bourbon. Tickets are $95++ for the 5-couse dinner. 7% sales tax and 20%...

NOKOMIS, Fla. (WWSB) - A Nokomis man received 12 months probation for driving his father’s boat while drunk and underage, injuring his friend in a propeller accident. Luka Muscaro, now 21, took a plea deal with prosecutors and pleaded no contest to a lesser charge of boating under the influence. The sentence was handed down Wednesday morning.

After nearly three decades in the classroom, Lynn Hagen wasn’t looking to slow down—she was looking for something different. For 28 years, she worked as an elementary school teacher, building a career rooted in care, patience, and consistency. But when she relocated to Florida six years ago, she saw an opportunity to channel those same qualities into a new chapter.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Two men are behind bars after police found an out-of-state stolen vehicle at St. Armand’s Circle and discovered handguns and drugs inside. Saturday, April 11, just after 10:30 p.m., police received a report of a stolen vehicle driving into St. Armand’s. After driving down a dead-end street, the driver, 33-year-old Colin Amand, got out of...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — The first 500 guests can enjoy a free coffee for a month at Tim Hortons to celebrate the opening of its Bradenton store. The event, held on April 18, will include free coffee for a month for the first 500 guests, 99-cent hot or iced coffee, $1 10-pack Timbits, and family-friendly […]

A Florida photographer captured a "rare moment" earlier this month as a manatee mother was spotted with her twins.

Collin Aymond and Elliot Clark (SPD A late-night drive through Sarasota, Florida, ended in handcuffs...

Two Bradenton construction workers were seriously injured after an SUV crashed into a truck in an active work zone, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. At 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, a Tampa man driving a GMC Yukon was traveling westbound on State Road 574, west of Bismark Palm Drive in Hillsborough County, when he entered a construction zone and collided with a Ford...