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SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota County has activated a new traffic signal at the eastbound Apex Road and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard roundabout. Drivers must stop when the signal is red and proceed only when it turns green, according to a county social media post. County officials said it is...

The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature has received a $450,000 grant to support its manatee rehabilitation work from the Bishop-Parker Foundation. Laurel Civic Association has received a $100,000 Impact Grant from the Plantation Community Foundation, completing the funding—alongside a $104,100 capital grant from the W

Across the country, K-12 public school districts, including some in Florida, are seeing declining student enrollment counts.

MANASOTA KEY, Fla. (WWSB) - Two homeowners say they are running out of time to save their beachfront homes from erosion after Sarasota County commissioners denied their request to build a seawall. Michael Scharfenberger and another homeowner asked for permission to build the seawall, hoping it could slow erosion and...

We thought this one might get spicy, and you didn’t disappoint. Ahead of Cinco de Mayo, we asked our readers to drop the gatekeeping and tell us their favorite Mexican restaurants in (and around) St. Pete. Hundreds of comments later, we were able to find a consensus. 15 different...

Manatee Co. man gets life in prison after sexually abusing multiple victims, including child, for years – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: Pixabay) A lifetime behind bars now awaits the Manatee County man convicted of inflicting years of sexual abuse on multiple victims, one of them a child. The rul

An early-morning house fire in Venice had Brentwood Drive residents waking up to sirens today as firefighters and deputies moved in on a burning home and quickly shut down the surrounding streets. Authorities urged drivers and pedestrians to steer clear while Sarasota County Fire Department crews worked the scene near

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Firefighters were on the scene of a single-family house fire early Tuesday morning on Brentwood Drive in Venice. Multiple units responded to the blaze, which broke out about 4 a.m., the Sarasota County Fire Department. Two people were in the home when the fire broke out...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Sarasota woman has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison after being found guilty of making threats against MAGA supporters on social media, the Department of Justice said on Monday. Desiree Segari, 41, was indicted in September 2025 after posting a TikTok the month prior, calling fo

Police Lights (File) A multi-agency task force brought a high-stakes illegal gambling network in Manatee...