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More than 40 strangers attend funeral to honor Sarasota Marine with no family

SARASOTA, Fla. (WSNN) – When Larry Jake Willis passed away on May 26 at the age of 82, the Marine died without any living relatives to mourn him. Sound Choice Cremation spent hours trying to find someone who could sign off on Willis’ death so that he could be laid to rest. “There was nobody […]
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Sarasota County officials downplayed flood risk. Tropical Storm Debby exposed their failures

Tropical Storm Debby didn’t look like trouble. No hurricane-force winds. No mass evacuations. Just forecasts, quietly urgent, calling for historic rainfall. Sarasota County officials weren’t alarmed. Days before landfall, the public works director — who two years earlier had called the county “one of the most...
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2 arrested after men in U-Haul van tried to shoot woman to death: St....

A woman and a man were arrested Wednesday after men in a U-Haul van tried to shoot another woman to death, the St. Petersburg Police Department said.
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Officials searching for 4 kids, including 4-month-old, missing out of Ruskin

Officials are searching for four missing children who disappeared from Hillsborough County on Monday, June 23.
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Gigantic 5th of July ‘Taste of St. Pete’ food fest to showcase chefs, motorcycles,...

Independence Day weekend is nearly upon us, and the biggest party of the multi-day holiday is the 5th of July Taste of St. Pete Festival, a sprawling celebration amazing food, live music, cigars, and motorcycles. Hosted by local favorite Saturday Shoppes, festivities take place on Saturday, July 5 from 4-10...
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Sarasota Police seek help in finding missing man

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota Police are asking the public for help in finding a missing person. Marcos Steiner has been missing Since June 19. He was last seen near the 1700 Block of 25th Street in Sarasota. Steiner has high-functioning autism, but was not believed to be in any...
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5 miles of slow traffic on I-75 due to overturned vehicle

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Southbound I-75 drivers are slowing down to look at a crash involving an overturned SUV - on the opposite side of the interstate. A live FDOT traffic camera at I-75 and State Road 64 northbound, shows the vehicle upside down in the grassy median between northbound and southbound lanes.
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St. Pete Pride Parade & Festival this weekend

This weekend marks the largest Pride parade in the southeast United States, as hundreds of thousands of people gather in St. Petersburg. FOX 13’s Evyn Moon reports.
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Bradenton Resident Sentenced For Attempted Child Enticement, Possession Of Abusive Material

BRADENTON, Fla. – A Bradenton man, 52-year-old Brian Walker, will spend the next 12 years and 7 months in federal prison, followed by two decades of supervised release, for his attempts to coerce and entice a minor into sexual activity and for possessing child sexual abuse material. U.S. District...
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League of Women Voters of Sarasota County to host Defend Democracy rally on July...

Event to be held on South Bayfront Drive from 10 to 11 a.m. On Saturday, July 5, the League of Women Voters of Sarasota County (LWVSRQ) will sponsor a nonpartisan rally in support of its mission to “Empower Voters and Defend Democracy,” the organization has announced. The rally...

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