Mote Marine Laboratory to release thousands of juvenile snook at Robinson Preserve
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Mote Marine Laboratory will release thousands of juvenile snook across Sarasota over the next few weeks as part of an effort to boost the population of one of Florida’s most prized inshore game fish. Snook are among the state’s most regulated game fish and draw...
Best of the Best: East County’s top high school athletes of 2025-26
Put down those pencils and toss away those old papers, or set them ablaze in a bonfire, if you so desire. The 2025-26 academic year ended late last month. With it, high school athletics are on hiatus for summer break. Before the countdown to August and the 2026-27 school year...
Anna Maria Island leaders discuss paid beach parking to ease congestion
ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. — Local leaders on Anna Maria Island and county officials are discussing the possibility of paid parking at county-owned beaches as they seek ways to address traffic and congestion, but some business owners worry the change could drive customers away. Holmes Beach City Commissioner Dan...
Sarasota Wants Your Input on Main Street’s Next Look
Main Street has long had a split personality. By day, it’s lunch meetings, errands, coffee runs and delivery trucks. By night, it’s date-night tables, slow-moving cars, full sidewalks and the familiar question of where to park. Now, the City of Sarasota is asking the public to help decide...
St. Pete Beach leaders consider new beach restrictions
New beach restrictions are up for consideration in St. Pete Beach.
WATCH: Man breaks into Bradenton store through ceiling, takes stacks of lottery tickets, police...
A man was arrested after surveillance video shows him breaking into a store in Bradenton through the ceiling before taking stacks of lottery tickets and cigarettes, according to authorities.
Fire crews contain structure fire in Osprey
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota County Fire Department crews contained a structure fire and kept it from spreading to nearby units. The fire happened in the 300 block of Pine Run Drive, according to Sarasota County Emergency Services. Fourteen units responded to the scene and brought the fire under control within 15 m
Cops: Man weaponized his pickup
VENICE — A Venice-area man was arrested for allegedly using his pickup to commit battery.
St. Pete Cops Bust Man Accused Of Smashing Dog With Shovel
A 37-year-old St. Petersburg man is facing animal-cruelty and battery charges after police say he struck a dog in the head with a shovel during a weekend incident on 17th Avenue South. According to an arrest affidavit, Christopher Toliver was taken into custody Sunday after witnesses and a message attributed to him wer
Bridgewater dad says his connections make him a valuable candidate
If there's one thing Bridgewater's Jonathan Mullis understands, it is the frustration of being stuck in school drop-off and pick-up lanes. It might seem like a minor thing, but Mullis knows he has that in common with many other parents in the School District of Manatee County. Mullis, 49, is...
