New city manager shifts first week focus to tax reform impacts
During the three months between being selected as Sarasota city manager and her first day on the job, Karie Friling’s focus was to study up on the city’s long-term projects and initiatives that will influence how the city evolves for generations to come. She wanted to “hit the...
North Port High School to install vape detection system
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - North Port High School will install a vape detection system as part of a pilot program aimed at addressing vaping on campus. The Sarasota County school board unanimously approved the program. It will include 29 cameras and 63 sensors placed around the campus. School Board Chair...
WATCH: Driver runs red light, narrowly avoids crash in Sarasota
A traffic camera caught the moment a driver sped through a red light in Sarasota on Saturday, narrowly avoiding a crash.
Sarasota law practice becomes part of St. Louis firm
A Sarasota law firm is now part of a St. Louis company. Dunlap Moran, with offices on Links Avenue and in Lakewood Ranch, has joined Missouri-headquartered firm Sandberg Phoenix. The entire Dunlap Moran team — 30 members, including 15 attorneys and paralegals — joined Sandberg Phoenix, effective June 16, according...
New animal resource center aims to keep pets with families, ease shelter crowding
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - A new Animal Welfare Resource Center opening in Manatee County is expected to directly impact more than 2,000 residents and help 4,000 animals each year by expanding access to affordable—and in some cases no-cost—pet services aimed at reducing surrenders and keeping animals in their homes.
Court denies David Chang’s request to reduce prison sentence in hit-and-run death of Pine...
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A court has denied David Chang’s latest request to reduce his prison sentence, his attorney confirmed. Chang, an Osprey man convicted in the hit-and-run death of 13-year-old Pine View student Lilly Glaubach, is serving a 15-year sentence after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of a crash invo
Carlyle Car Creeps Work the Block as Deputies Sound Lock-Up Alarm
Masked suspects have been working their way through the Carlyle neighborhood in Manatee County, checking car door handles and stealing from unlocked vehicles, according to deputies. Video shared yesterday by the sheriff's office shows people in masks and hoodies moving from car to car and pulling items from the interio
Dirty Sara-Soda Brings the ‘Dirty Soda’ Trend to Town
Before craft beer bars and artisanal coffee shops became our go-to gathering places, America had the soda fountain. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, soda jerks stood behind marble counters mixing flavored syrups, creams and carbonated water into custom concoctions for sweet-toothed customers. The trend largel
New housing development proposed in North Port could bring 7,000 homes to Sarasota County
SARASOTA, Fla. — With stores, restaurants, hospitals and hotels in the blueprints, a new development would give new residents no need to leave their own neighborhood. But current North Port residents are concerned about something this big coming to the area. When Kayla Lewis moved to North Port 20...
She Bought Fake Coupons 274 Times. Now the Final Defendant in a $31 Million...
The final defendant tied to one of the largest coupon fraud schemes ever uncovered has been sentenced, closing another chapter in a case that began ... Read More
