Sarasota FL

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The 39th Annual Sarasota Holiday Boat Parade of Lights will take place Saturday, Dec. 13, at Marina Jack and Bayfront Park. All proceeds from the parade will benefit Suncoast Charities for Children. The event is presented by LMCU. Captains can still register to participate in the...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A man is out on bond facing charges of DUI after a Suncoast business owner says he crashed his car into the front of the store late Tuesday night. The crash left employees and customers of the Manatee Avenue Market shaken and the front of the store boarded up. The community, though, has...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Fun, Smart, Talk. Our take on what’s making headlines on the Suncoast. Today, one of our Hot Topics included a discussion on what is causing the high levels of bacteria at Palma Sola Causeway. If you have ideas for what topics we should discuss next,...

Upon first entering the bar area inside Big Top Brewing Co. at Fruitville Commons, there’s a large window to the right that’s completely blacked out — but not for long. “When this curtain comes down, people are going to see a wall of stainless steel,” CEO Mike Bisaha said.

Sarasota. Sun, surf, sand. Sounds good, right? People come here for the beach vibes, the arts, the weather. The place just feels easy to love. But let’s be real: with growth comes traffic. More cars, more people. And—yep—more chances for things to go sideways. Think DUIs. It’s...

VENICE — “How is this bird ever gonna fly again?” Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida Executive Director Pamela DeFouw asked herself back in April, when she took in a severely injured bald eagle.

Eight suspects had accounted for 111 prior felony charges and 117 prior misdemeanor charges. From Nov. 18 through Nov. 20, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office’s Tactical Unit, Intelligence Unit, Criminal Investigations Section and Patrol Bureau conducted a holiday retail theft operation at the Mall at University...

BRADENTON Fla. (WWSB) - Bradenton police are hoping new video of a woman accused of using stolen credit cards at two locations last month will help identify her. Investigators say the woman used the cards at a Starbucks on Manatee Avenue and a Wawa on First Street on Nov. 5.

A Hillsborough County man has been arrested on a murder charge out of New York.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Venice is known as the shark tooth capital of the world, with people coming from near and far to look for teeth every day. So why are there so many shark teeth? Dr. Harry Maisch, a professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, says it’s because of the environment, with a lot of shallow marine...