Sarasota FL

Disturbance: Police were called by an event director for an art show after she and a security guard got into a disagreement over a parking space. When police arrived, the event director told police that the security guard on duty had moved barricades to park near vendor tents, leading to a verbal argument. The...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee County held a ceremony Tuesday morning at the Manatee County Administration Building to honor the life and legacy of Commissioner Carol Ann Felts, who died Feb. 24 at the age of 68. Commissioner Tal Siddique beginning the meeting with a gesture towards Commissioner Felt’s chair....

Pokehub, a popular poke bowl and sushi burrito Sarasota County restaurant located at 1693 US 41 Bypass S, Unit A, in Venice, Florida, was temporarily shut down on February 20, 2026, after a complaint-based inspection found 10 violations — three high priority, two intermediate, and five basic. This inspection was...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Police are asking people to avoid the Venice Commons Plaza on East Venice Avenue Wednesday morning. Venice police say they received a report of a suspicious package at the UPS Store there. Police have not released any other details. Expect delays in the area.

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the filming of Cecil B. DeMille’s Academy Award-winning film The Greatest Show on Earth right here in Sarasota. The movie, about the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus and the romance, drama and chaos behind the scenes, starred Betty Hutton, Charlton Heston, James...

NORTH PORT — A North Port man is facing felony DUI charges after his wife fell out of a golf cart he was driving and hit her head on the pavement.

Because investigations remain active, neither the United States Postal Service or the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office were willing to give specific information about a "multitude” of mail theft and check washing that stems from the post office on Post Boulevard in Lakewood Ranch. The two agencies would only...

In the span of a year, Carol Ann Felts went from being thrown out of the Manatee County Commission chambers to sitting behind the dais as the District 1 commissioner. Just 15 months into her current term, the 68-year-old Felts died suddenly at her Myakka City home Feb. 24 of natural causes.

Police are looking for help from the public in locating a missing woman from Auburn. Jennifer Remillard, 47, with a last known address in Auburn, has been reported as a missing person, police said in a statement on Tuesday night. She was last seen on Jan. 31 in Sarasota, Florida, police said. Police described...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller will hold an Operation Green Light event Saturday, April 11, for county residents whose driver’s licenses are suspended due to overdue traffic tickets, court fines or fees. The in-person event runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon...