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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Team USA BMX riders completed final training sessions in Sarasota before heading overseas to compete in back-to-back World Cup races. The athletes trained at Sarasota BMX on Tuttle Avenue, focusing on speed and racing. “People think like BMX is like oh you do dirt bikes or...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Tech. Sgt. Charles C. Palmer Jr. will receive full military honors at Sarasota National Cemetery eight decades after fatal mission over Luxembourg. Palmer, a gunner on a B-24 Liberator serving with the 445th Bombardment Group, will receive full honors, including a military flyover. Bonnie Rolqui

Manatee County Beach Patrol has launched a new high-water rescue vehicle to pull residents from flood zones. Lifeguards completed specialized training with local fire districts to secure certifications for swift-water operations. The rescue asset cost approximately $236,000 and was funded through a combination of impac

A Lakewood Ranch High and an online-academy graduate join 14 other graduating seniors in U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan’s congressional district on their way to U.S. service academies in the fall. Jack Crosbie and Etienne Gaillard, both of Lakewood Ranch, were among the list of 16 nominees accepted to the...

Brock Leach’s business-school friends at the University of Chicago would jokingly say they were mad at him when job offers came rolling in: He always got the plum offers, while the others would often be stuck with courtesy rejection letters. “He would get a job offer every time he...

HOLMES BEACH – On Thursday, May 28, Holmes Beach Public Works Director Herb Raybourn distributed an email to the mayor and city commissioners regarding the heavy rainfall and flooding that occurred earlier that morning. “At about 2:40 a.m. this morning, it started raining with an intensity of about 2.4...

Sarasota, rejoice: We don't have to drive to Tampa to eat Michelin Guide-recommended food. Lucky 8 Restaurant, Focaccia Sandwich + Bakery and Tralia all received recognition in the just-released 2026 Michelin Guide, the annual ranking of the best restaurants in the world. Restaurants are awarded one, two or three stars

Fresh Monkee, the shake franchise serving up “Truly Healty Shakes” is expanding fast in Florida. With five locations currently open in the state, Fresh Monkee has eight more coming through the pipeline. Fesh Monkee’s first Sarasota location, headed up by franchisee Magda Reyes, is set to soft open June 1.

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Bradenton police are warning teens and parents after the department said it became aware of the “teen takeover” trend on social media. In a community safety message, police said they want students to enjoy summer break. But they also issued a warning: criminal activity, reckless behavior and di

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Contractors discovered what they believed were human remains at a work site on Leonard Reid Avenue, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said. Workers found the skeletal remains around 8:45 a.m. Friday and called 911, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies responded and coordinated with the...