Sarasota FL

WELLEN PARK — A new tradition begins this weekend.

Sarasota County completed a major milestone with the Bee Ridge Advanced Wastewater Treatment Conversion and Expansion project. On Dec. 5, the county held a ribbon-cutting for the upgraded facility, which is the largest membrane bioreactor facility in the state and Sarasota County’s largest capital improvement project...

While speaking before the Downtown Improvement District Board of Directors during a recent meeting, Downtown Sarasota Condominium Association board member David Lough advised of a looming deceleration of residential development in downtown proper, but not necessarily so in the greater downtown area. Lough, who keeps...

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - Venice detectives said a 54-year-old man is at the center of an organized retail theft and pawn scheme involving nearly $3,000 in tools stolen from Lowe’s, according to a Sarasota County probable cause affidavit. Court documents identify the suspect as Keith William Ripich, 54, of...

Starting January 1, 2026, the City of North Port’s Social Services Division will become a full-service site for the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF). Previously, the Division offered only limited self-service options for residents seeking DCF assistance.

This comes after a deal by the state and Manatee County to buy the island fell apart. Host: One of the largest swathes of natural coastline in Manatee County has just changed hands. Rattlesnake Key, a 720-acre island abutting Tampa Bay has been the object of desire for conservationists for decades. Now that it’s been...

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. (WWSB) - A bicyclist was struck by a car at Dearborn Street and Indiana Avenue on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Emergency responders with Englewood Area Fire Control, along with Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Sarasota County Emergency Services, secured the Englewood Plaza parking lot for a...

M&M Video Games has become a cult sensation in the region, and now they’re bringing all that 64-bit magic to St. Pete. The video game arcade announced that it is opening a new location at 1211 1st Ave N in the EDGE District. The grand opening is Friday, December...

St. Petersburg Police arrested 39-year-old Eugene Warren Thomas of St. Petersburg on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, in connection with an attempted strong-arm robbery at the Amscot located at 2551 34th Street South. According to the arrest affidavit, the incident occurred at approximately 10:07 a.m. when Thomas entered...

Longboat Key police are investigating after an overnight boat burglary at Cannons Marina. Police were called to the boat dealership, marina and rental company the morning of Dec. 2, after a worker noticed that GPS devices were missing from multiple boats on the property, at 6040 Gulf of Mexico Drive.