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It’s been a wild Sick Week 2026 so far, with lots of carnage, freezing cold, heat and humidity, and everything in between. There is no way there aren’t going to be even more upsets after the dramatic start to this event, and we know everyone out there wants to know the details since the only way to watch what is...

VENICE — Understanding what the Bible teaches about sexuality and sexual identity will be discussed in a free Biblical Worldview Conference set for Feb. 21 and 22 at Venice Presbyterian Church. Christopher Yuan and Angela Yuan will present the conference from 8:45 a.m to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A 27-year-old Sarasota man riding a bicycle was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash Thursday night at Bee Ridge Road and McIntosh Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said a vehicle was traveling west on Bee Ridge Road when the front of the vehicle...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Crews are set to begin construction this summer on a new Cortez Bridge. It’s a $128 million project to replace the span connecting Bradenton to Anna Maria Island. What You Need To Know. Construction for the Cortez Bridge Project is to begin in June...

On the road was how Dave and Erma Miller decided to spend their early 20s. They drove all around, and eventually, along the East Coast. Sarasota was largely unknown to them at the time, but a cousin lived there — their only connection to Florida. A few days spent in the area soon turned into a few weeks.

Waldorf Astoria Residences Sarasota , a downtown development set to replace the old Zenith Insurance office tower overlooking Selby Five Points Park, has officially launched the sales of its ultra-luxury condos, anticipated for completion by 2029. In January, a panel of five individuals who’ve worked on the project...

It’s 6 p.m. on a winter Monday, and the nearly 40-acre property behind McIntosh Middle School called The Farm is shadowed in the cool dusk. A cow calls an inviting moo and chickens cluck in the distance. Crickets have begun their nighttime chorus. Plenty of students are still on campus in the waning light, some...

Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) has been recognized among the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals® in an independent quality analysis provided by Premier Inc. and published in Modern Healthcare on Feb. 3, the health care system has announced. “The prestigious list, shared during American Heart Month, is based...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A brush fire slowed traffic near I-75 just south of University Parkway Friday afternoon, Sarasota County fire officials said. The call was received at 3:37 p.m. for the fire on the east side of the interstate, near the shoulder. Twenty units from the Sarasota County Fire...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Department of Transportation is gathering community input on a redesign that will transform how traffic flows through the I-75 and Moccasin-Wallow Road interchange. A public hearing is underway regarding the significant changes to the major Suncoast interchange. FDOT is...