Sarasota FL

A Bradenton teen is recovering from a nearly 17-hour surgery where doctors at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital amputated her left leg. When Jasmine Ramirez was two-years-old, her family noticed her left leg was growing much faster than her right leg. Ramirez’s family said doctors told them her condition...

VENICE — A Venice-area woman is in the Sarasota County Jail on $152,500 bond, accused of exploiting an elderly victim through multiple felony theft and fraud offenses. Tiffany Lynn Blair, 31, of Nokomis, is charged with theft from a person 65 or older, exploitation of the elderly, defrauding a person 65 or older, use...

Florida is the only place where I have pulled off the highway for a soda and ended up chasing fried chicken. One random detour down a side street in Orlando turned into a plate of crispy, peppery chicken that ruined my loyalty to drive-thru chains forever. Since that meal, I...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota’s Farmers Market is a great place to shop for unique last-minute Christmas gifts. You can head to downtown Sarasota this Saturday from 7 am - 1 pm to shop and support local. This market is also open Year-Round with different events and activities happening...

Benderson Development is planning a 52-acre mixed-use project in Wellen Park, extending the its footprint into one of the country’s top-selling master-planned communities—No. 6, in fact, according to the latest rankings. The development, on South Tamiami Trail at the intersection of West Villages Parkway, will bring...

SARASOTA COUNTY — Federal, state and local officials announced Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is considering a Sarasota County proposal to install a permanent diesel generator at the Englewood Sports Complex Recovery Center, a site critical to post storm operations. The project is under review...

Citizen assist: A man asleep in a hotel lobby who was “possibly impaired” prompted a call to police on a late weekend night. Hotel staff told dispatchers the man was unable to communicate his address for an Uber. Police arrived at the resort and found the man, who told the officer he had been separated from his...

Beginning Monday, residents can apply for the "Sunrise St. Pete Disaster Recovery Program," funded by nearly $160 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Shore, a popular St. Armands restaurant and retail spot, is trying to come back to the Circle after closing its doors in December 2024 following extensive flood damage from hurricanes Helene and Milton. The redevelopment team submitted preapplication materials to the city’s Development Review Committee, with phased...

Doctors at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital are seeing a noticeable uptick in influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this year, in comparison to last year. For strain flu A, the hospital’s team observed a 322% increase from November 2024 to November 2025. Equally as concerning, RSV cases have increased...