Sarasota FL

NORTH PORT — A motorcyclist was airlifted after being involved in a crash on Sunday in North Port.

The second-oldest house in Sarasota County is now open as a coffee shop, operated by locally owned Black Gold Coffee Roasters as Lord-Higel’s Coffee House in Venice. After a sequence of soft openings that began Nov. 29 — the same day of the Venice Holiday Parade and the city’s start of its 18-month centennial...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — One person is dead, and several are injured after a crash in St. Petersburg Saturday night. The crash happened on North Frontage Road and MLK Street North around 9:30 p.m. According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, a silver Mitsubishi Outlander was traveling northbound...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota woman found guilty of the manslaughter of her 14-week-old son in November 2021 has now been sentenced. On Monday, Lily Scheip was sentenced to just over 10 years in prison followed by 4 years of probation. Since she served nearly 4 years in jail before her sentencing, she’ll only...

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - A Venice homeowner was surprised when they found a boa constrictor hiding in their back yard recently. Seth Brattain, of Sleth Reptiles Wildlife Removal, posted a video of the tightly-coiled snake being removed from under a tire. “Just removed a Colombian red tail boa from somebody’s...

It has been another wacky year for the Sarasota Police Department from a convenience store customer to attacked another because he believed he was FBI or CIA following him because he knows to much about … something … to people who just can't keep their clothes on in public for inexplicable reasons. Here is the Best...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - International piano artist Eleonora Lvov will perform “New Year’s Romance on the Piano” at the Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at 4 p.m. Lvov, who has recorded nine CDs and DVDs, is known for her solo arrangement of “Rhapsody...

PARRISH, Fla. (WWSB) - A Parrish woman has been arrested after allegedly beating a woman delivering food to her home, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said. Catheryn Vazquez, 41, is charged with burglary with assault or battery after the Nov. 28 incident, court records show. According to a probable...

In Florida, a case that started as one shooting in a quiet neighborhood quickly turned into something far bigger. Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells laid out the timeline in a press conference video shared by the Bradenton Herald, describing an investigation that crossed multiple counties and ended with a woman...

Skip the tourist lines and step into the Sarasota locals know by heart. From soulful seafood shacks to hidden gardens and modern art spaces, this list points you toward places residents actually recommend. You will find easygoing charm, real community flavor, and plenty of stories tucked between bites and bay...