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Attorney for Sarasota Audubon explains nonprofit’s activities at the Celery Fields. Twelfth Judicial Circuit Judge Hunter W. Carroll has agreed to allow the Sarasota Audubon Society to intervene in a complaint that the Texas-based home construction company D.R. Horton and the Smith family that owns property next to the

On both June 12 and June 14, Sarasota County Fire Department personnel were dispatched to Siesta Key in response to marine rescue calls, The Sarasota News Leader has learned. In neither case was anyone harmed, the resulting reports note. On June 12, a 911 call came in at 7:07 p.m....

A Bradenton couple is still trying to repair hurricane damage from more than a year and a half ago.

A man is facing multiple charges after troopers say he led law enforcement on a chase through St. Petersburg neighborhoods before crashing his vehicle into a pond, where he swam and later ran away from authorities.

Habitat for Humanity Tampa Bay Gulfside hosted a dedication ceremony Thursday at The Grove, an affordable homeownership development on 18th Avenue South in St. Petersburg, welcoming three new families into homes they helped build through Habitat’s sweat-equity program. The project has become a small but tangible exampl

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota man accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend, their young son, and the family dog appeared on the court docket Thursday morning for arraignment. 34-year-old Nicholas Novickis entered a written plea of not guilty and waived his appearance as he remains in custody. He...

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred about 11 p.m. on Friday, June 12, in the area of the 1700 Block of Vamo Road, the agency announced that day. The redacted report on the incident, which The Sarasota News Leader received through a public records...

Police Lights (File) SARASOTA, Fla. – A Sarasota woman is in custody following an early...

Sarasota County health inspectors stayed busy in May 2026, and the results give locals a clear look at how area restaurants are handling food safety. According to state inspection records, the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation inspected 195 restaurants across the county in the last 30 days.

Sarasota County Schools is restructuring its human resources department after a third-party investigation found leadership at Riverview High School and district investigators mishandled complaints of cheating, sexual harassment and misuse of school resources. The April report concluded the district failed to properly h