Sarasota FL

Sarasota’s landmark shopping and dining destination, St. Armands Circle , continues its comeback following devastating flood damage from hurricanes Helene and Milton . Le Shop , a European-inspired boutique and café at 28 S. Boulevard of the Presidents unit B, offers locals and visitors a curated selection of artisan...

VENICE — A Venice-area man is accused of strangling his roommate, stopping only as he was about to get hit with a crucifix.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Morning commuters are facing an over 6 mile backup approaching Fruitville Road. Two lanes are blocked just before the off-ramp to Fruitville, delaying drivers over 45 minutes. Slow downs start near State Road 70 on I-75 south.

PALMETTO, Fla. (WFLA)— A Palmetto man in connection with a homicide in 2019 was arrested in Mexico and brought back to Florida. Irving Zuniga, 27, was arrested in Mexico City following a multi-agency investigation and was deported back to Manatee County, where he faces second-degree murder charges, the Manatee County...

ENGLEWOOD — Sarasota County Commissioners have set a meeting to discuss potential land use changes that will allow development of the Winchester Ranch planned community off River Road between Englewood and North Port.

BRADENTON, FLORIDA — A 14-year-old Florida teen is recovering after a nearly 17-hour lifesaving surgery in which doctors were forced to amputate her left leg, weighing 174 pounds, after a rare and aggressive medical condition became life-threatening, according to physicians at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital....

A salute to Officer Christopher Giddens , Bradenton Police Department’s Life-Saving Award recipient. Days before Thanksgiving, Giddens responded to a call involving a welfare check on a woman from her concerned family. He found her barely conscious in a closet, struggling to breathe. Giddens quickly resolved the...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida Missing Child Alert was issued Sunday for a 14-year-old girl who was last seen in Manatee County. Jordan Tobey was last seen in the area of the 4800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive in Longboat Key, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Sunday afternoon.

Sarasota County again placed two master-planned communities near the top of the national rankings in 2025, underscoring the area's outsized role in the U.S. master-planned housing market. According to RCLCO, a national real estate consulting and research firm, Lakewood Ranch ranked No. 2 overall among master-planned...

LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. (WWSB) - A Florida Missing Child Alert has been issued for 14-year-old Jordan Tobey. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), she was last seen Jan. 10, in the area of the 4800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive in Longboat Key. Tobey is 5-feet,...