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Florida Gators head coach Jon Sumrall made four-star QB David Davidson a priority and he’s showing why at the Elite 11 Finals. The Florida Gators struck gold when they landed a commitment from four-star quarterback Davin Davidson. After chasing five-star Alabama Crimson Tide commit Elijah Haven for most of the process,

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Today begins warm and humid across west-central and southwest Florida with temperatures starting in the upper 70s. Along the coast, a few showers and isolated thunderstorms may develop during the morning as Gulf moisture moves onshore. Expect a mix of clouds and sunshine with temperatures climbi

SOUTH VENICE — A Sarasota man is free on $75,000 bond after being arrested for having sexual relations with a teenager he would meet up with in South Venice.

Florida Power & Light Company said it is continuing to build “a stronger, smarter and more storm-resilient electric grid” throughout the region.

Speeding issues in neighborhoods are a common complaint heard by police departments across the nation, but the issue becomes a bit complicated for officers to deal with when that neighborhood is behind a gate. Roberta Straff, who lives in the Bay Isles neighborhood on Longboat Key, has raised concerns with...

Florida’s Cyber Fraud Enforcement Unit (CFEU) tracked down and returned $229,096 in stolen cryptocurrency to victims over the past week, according to an announcement by Attorney General James Uthmeier. The clawed-back funds stemmed from a series of elaborate digital traps, including fake investment apps, tech support s

The Mall at University Town Center is a two-level indoor shopping mall in Sarasota, the kind with department stores at the ends and a long corridor of shops in between. What makes it unusual is its timing. It opened in 2014, when almost no one in the country was building enclosed malls anymore, which made it one of onl

BRADENTON — Roughly four and a half years after engineers first warned that Manatee County’s downtown parking garage required major repairs and further investigation, county officials say they are still reassessing the structure’s future after a solicitation for redevelopment failed to produce a viable proposal. Engine

One restaurant was ordered to close, and dozens of others faced follow-up inspections after state health officials made their rounds across Manatee County, FL, in April 2026. The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation conducted inspections at 117 restaurants in the county over the last 30 days, giving

FLORIDA — The St. Petersburg Police Department arrested a city garbage truck driver Saturday morning after he allegedly struck and killed a 49-year-old woman and then left the scene without stopping. Officers responded to the fatal crash around 6:30 a.m. in an alley near 17 3rd Street North. According to police, the wo