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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A man accused of driving his car into a Bradenton nursing home and firing at deputies is scheduled to go to trial April 20. Investigators say Sean Calcutty drove his vehicle into the entrance of Aspire at Palmasola Bay in May 2024 in an attempt to enter the building.

The sheriff's office said Brian Hewson pulled out a gun, pointed it directly at the deputy and pulled the trigger.

Allman Brothers Band’s co-founder, the late “Ramblin’ Man” Dickey Betts, will be honored in his home state of Florida with a namesake stretch of memorial highway on U.S. Route 41, located in Sarasota County. The decision came on Wednesday, February 25, when the Florida House passed...

Lily Z. Yard, 27, was found dead in her Florida residence last month

BRADENTON, Fla. - A Sarasota man was killed, and two other people were seriously injured after a crash on Sunday afternoon in Bradenton, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to investigators, a 19-year-old Bradenton man was driving a Ford Mustang westbound on 53rd Avenue West. What we know:. As...

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - A worker in Venice was airlifted to a hospital Monday after he fell from a roof, Venice Fire Rescue said. Crews responded to a 911 call at 12:10 p.m. to the Farley Funeral Home on S. Nokomis Avenue. A man working on the electrical system had...

Sarasota police investigated the recent death of a Venice man, age 30, who died from an apparent overdose at Jungle Hideaway, a bar on South Tamiami Trail. The man's name has not been released because the completion of the case report remains pending. The man's family was notified Feb. 14. Sarasota police detectives...

There’s a special kind of magic that happens when you crack open a perfectly steamed blue crab and discover meat so sweet it makes you question every life choice that led you to eat anything else. The Crab Shack in St. Petersburg has been creating that magic for locals...

UPDATE (02/25/2026): Officials announced on Feb. 25, 2026, that Adria Wilkerson had been extradited from Florida and transported for booking into the Grant County Jail. —————————————- Original story below: GRANT COUNTY, Ind. — A woman is awaiting extradition from Florida to Indiana after being arrested for her...

Florida is full of restaurants, but every now and then you find one that feels less like a place to eat and more like a discovery you almost want to keep to yourself. It is the kind of spot you stumble upon and instantly know you will be talking about long after the meal is over.