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Ava Lasseter does not like the view in front of her Sarasota County home. A house under construction. Port-a-potties. And, a few weeks ago, a sprinkler running mid-day while Southwest Florida grapples with its most severe drought in nearly a decade. So she filed a complaint with Sarasota County over...

A Hillsborough County grand jury indicted the suspect in the killings of 27-year-old University of South Florida doctoral students Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy. Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, has been indicted on seven charges, including:. Two counts of murder in the first degree with a weapon (premeditated) One count of tampering...

Get ready for a vibrant celebration this May! The 16th Annual Be Fabulous Music & Arts Pride Fest is making a grand return to Sarasota’s Five Points Park on May 9, 2026. This isn’t just any event; it’s a lively gathering that showcases love, diversity, and community spirit, drawing folks from Sarasota, Bradenton, and even beyond.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A St. Petersburg man is behind bars after Florida Highway Patrol investigators determined he fled the scene of a fatal Seffner collision by calling a rideshare. Christopher Gage Everson, 27, was arrested at 11:00 AM on May 7, following a weeks-long investigation into the three-vehicle wreck.

Pen hit paper March 2 in the gymnasium at Sarasota Christian School. Ben Milliken, sitting before a crowd of family and friends, scribbled his signature in ink. His college destination had been decided, and with it, his recruitment came to a close — or so he thought. Certainties are...

A Canadian custom apparel company is opening a facility in Lakewood Ranch that will serve as its U.S. headquarters. The company is Quebec-based Printeez and it has leased a 34,020-square-foot space at the Gates Creek Corporate Center at 11125 Gatewood Drive. Printeez CEO Shawn Sckoropad says in a statement that...

A spinoff of KFC called Saucy opened this week in Lakewood Ranch. Located at 5484 Lena Road, the quick-bite restaurant is operating in a store that once housed another chicken-leaning brand, PDQ. As its name implies, sauces are central to the restaurant, which uses what it calls “crispy tendies as...

BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. (WWSB) - The future of local law enforcement in Bradenton Beach is now settled after city leaders voted to keep the city’s police department in place, ending weeks of discussion over a possible shift to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. The decision came during a...

As an enterprise fund, the city of Sarasota’s Parking Division is intended to cover its own expenses. Efforts so far to raise revenue and reduce expenses such as adding paid street parking at Lido Beach and gateless entry and exit at city garages still left the fund short on the balance sheet, placing the financial burden on the citywide tax base rather than the...

A 43-year-old Palmetto man was struck and killed early Tuesday on U.S. 41 in Manatee County, authorities said, after a southbound SUV hit him along the edge of the roadway near Scale Avenue. The crash happened around 1:20 a.m., according to investigators. Troopers said the man was walking on the...