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SARASOTA — Interested in birding from Sarasota to Key West to St. Augustine to Panama City?

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - A Venice resident is sharing their story about how he took a trip with his church to the Vatican and was able to meet the Pope Leo XIV. Troy Sacco, a member of the Epiphany Cathedral Parish in Venice, said he was invited to be a part of a small pilgrimage by the pastor.

Michael J. DaCorta (Oasis International Group): DaCorta ran an $80 million Ponzi scheme from 2011 to 2019, convincing over 700 victims to invest in his foreign exchange (FOREX) trading company. He guaranteed annual returns of at least 12% while actually losing nearly all the funds traded and using investor money for...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - After months of concern over high bacteria levels in Palma Sola Bay, recent test results indicate that horses and birds were the main contributors. Testing at sites north and south of the causeway most often detected bacteria from birds and horses, but the study’s quantitative results were not...

In a recent occurrence that has sparked curiosity and discussion on social media, an unidentified object was spotted in the eastern sky, moving southward at a high speed. The sighting, which took place at 10:40 PM, involved an object with a long tail that vanished shortly after being noticed.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Pete man is facing animal cruelty charges after an arrest affidavit says there is video of him beating and swearing at a dog at a hotel. Records say this happened around 1 p.m. Thursday at the Days Inn located on 54th Avenue North, where one of the hotel employees witnessed 22-year-old...

Sarasota's Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium , which opened in October 2025, features a huge array of marine critters, including Humboldt penguins, a Giant Pacific Octopus, manatees, sea turtles, sharks, spotted garden eels and the ever-playful river otters. The aquarium sports a 400,000-gallon, 20-foot-tall tank...

The idea has broad support, but some fear police overreach. Host: The Manatee County Commission this week adopted a juvenile curfew. Bradenton already has one, it’s backed by an existing Florida law, and it is a broadly supported idea. But WSLR reporter Gretchen Cochran also heard the anxiety of those who fear the...

The Bradenton Police Department and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement are investigating the in-custody death of a 51-year-old man who became unresponsive while being transported to a hospital early Saturday. At 3:30 a.m., the city’s emergency communications center received a 911 call from Todd Donahue , who...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A local organization hosted its third annual Thanksgiving event Saturday, Nov.22, aimed at serving families struggling with housing costs while connecting them with community resources. One Stop Cares, works to prevent homelessness for tenants of One Stop Housing. The organization provided...