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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - As Veterans Day approaches Monday, a local nonprofit continues its mission to support veterans through service dog partnerships. Dogs Inc, based in Palmetto, provides service dogs to veterans with disabilities at no cost to recipients. The organization serves veterans across the country who...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Regional cold-weather shelters will open Monday, November 10, and again Tuesday, November 12, in Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte counties as temperatures drop, according to county emergency officials. Salvation Army, Center of Hope, 1400 10th St., Sarasota, will operate Monday, Nov. 10, 2025....

SARASOTA — Sarasota Memorial Health Care System honored two physicians for their service to the health system and the community, and announced its 2026 chiefs of staff for both the SMH-Sarasota and SMH-Venice campuses.

Sarasota, FL (November 6, 2025) — Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties will celebrate the extraordinary legacy of Charles and Margery Barancik at its 2025 Champions for Children gala on November 22. The event will take place at The Ora, marking an exciting new chapter for the organization’s signature...

A man was detained by Sarasota County Sheriff's Office deputies after he was suspected of shooting his wife on Monday.

The night features a spooky Star Trolley tour led by Spirits of St. Petersburg’s paranormal investigator Brandy Stark ($40) and a no-cover haunted market with snacks, tarot readings and spooky vendors and nonprofits. The post Ghostfest haunts St. Pete’s historic Roser Park this weekend appeared first on Creative...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WWSB) - St. Petersburg Police investigated a man reported to be walking up and peering into the windows of vehicles parked in driveways at 2 a.m. on Nov. 9. When confronted by police officers, Cornelius Edwards, age 26, ran away but was eventually arrested near 86th Avenue...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - This weekend’s Hungarian Festival at the Sarasota Fairgrounds saw hundreds of people flocking together, all to celebrate a culture with a history that Americans may not get to experience every day. Bright, colorful clothes festooned the antique dolls at Pink Collar Warrior--just one of the...

Forecasters are warning of very cold weather this week for Manatee County and Southwest Florida, including overnight wind chills below freezing. “Wind chill is a term used to describe what the air temperature feels like to the human skin due to the combination of cold temperatures and winds blowing on exposed skin,”...

Ahead of a blast of cold weather and gusty winds that toppled trees at Bayfront Park and will send temperatures plummeting tonight and tomorrow, local governments and nonprofit organizations are opening warming shelters for those in need. Temperatures will be in the low 40s, but wind chills could be well below...