Sarasota FL

SARASOTA — A recent ceremony lauded Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office personnel for life-saving and meritorious work.

Save Our Seabirds invites anyone with a passion for helping injured animals to learn the techniques for keeping both birds and handlers safe at an upcoming workshop. The free educational seminar takes place from 10 a.m. to noon on Dec. 6 at 1708 Ken Thompson Parkway. Participants can learn how to tell if a bird is...

At the corner of Eighth Street and Central Avenue, long before high-rises, restaurants and boutiques reshaped the Rosemary District, a modest yellow stucco building stood as one of the few safe havens for Black travelers in Southwest Florida. It was called the Colson Hotel. Built in 1926 during Sarasota’s land...

A luxurious bayfront estate in Oyster Bay Estates outside downtown Sarasota was recently listed for sale at $26.4 million — the highest asking price for a piece of residential real estate in the County. Villa Meraviglia, which translates to a "Home Beyond Imagination," was an addition to the region’s...

Deputies in Southwest Florida had their hands full when a 14-foot, 600-pound alligator decided to rest on the doorstep of a Sarasota residence. Read more trending news It took seven deputies with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and a licensed trapper to dislodge the massive reptile and lift it onto a truck....

Jennifer Jones understands pressure. Up until 1987, the Radio City Rockettes — who are celebrating their 100th anniversary — featured only white dancers. That's when Jones, 58, broke the color barrier and became the first dark-skinned member of the famed dance group. The New Jersey native grew up...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - For the second morning in a row, morning commuters on I-75 southbound are stuck in a gridlock. A crash near Clark Road created a large backup, and within the backup, a second crash happened near Bee Ridge Road. The Clark Road crash is now blocking the...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WSVN) — A 14-foot, 600-pound alligator was removed from a Sarasota County neighborhood after it was discovered resting on a resident’s front doorstep. Seven Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office deputies and a licensed trapper worked together to lift the giant reptile onto a truck. The department...

11:55 a.m., 400 Benjamin Frankin Blvd. Suspicious person: The incident report began as something out of an old adult magazine letter forum to describe the setup of an intimate encounter. “Dear (name for a top floor apartment) Forum,” it might have read. “While working as a lifeguard, a hunky, debonaire...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A 16-year-old student at Northeast High School was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon after authorities discovered a firearm in his backpack. According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, the 11th-grade boy was arrested on campus without incident. Investigators confirmed that the student...