Sarasota FL

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - A Venice man is in jail after deputies say his ex-girlfriend found bombmaking materials in her home, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said. Alan West, 73, is charged with possessing, making or attempting to make a destructive device, and possession of explosives without a license. He is in...

Manatee County held a celebration on Jan. 14 that might make you think Commission Chair Tal Siddique has a pretty good idea about adopting a county charter. Siddique brought up the idea of a charter during his state of the chair address Jan. 6. The celebration on Jan. 14 was...

January 14, 2026 – Sarasota Memorial Health Care System kicked off 2026 achieving what no other Florida hospital could: a perfect 5-Star rating from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — every year — for 10 years straight. For patients and families on the Suncoast,...

SARASOTA, FL — Coastal Grind Coffee is preparing to open its first brick-and-mortar location in Sarasota in early February at 2661 Mall Drive, Sarasota, FL 34231. Owner Rebecca Drescher, who is opening the café alongside her husband, Robert Foster, told Business Debut the team is targeting the first or second week of...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News) - A Florida teen’s medical journey has marked a major milestone with a life-saving surgery. Jasmine Ramirez, 14, got a chance to ring the bell at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg last month, signifying the completion of treatment and the beginning of a new...

A Customs and Border Protection hiring event in Florida drew protester in addition to job seekers Tuesday.

NORTH PORT — The city of North Port, City Manager Jerome Fletcher and Vice Mayor Barbara Langdon have been dismissed from a lawsuit related to a local radio station.

A fugitive wanted out of Manatee County in connection with a 2019 murder was found in another country.

The Sarasota County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on January 27 at the Robert L. Anderson Building in Venice to weigh land use changes for the Winchester Ranch community planned off River Road, between Englewood and North Port. The team behind Wellen Park wants to shift most of this...

A Manatee County school bus carrying four students was involved in a South Bradenton crash on Tuesday, Jan. 13. The school bus was stopped facing northbound in the outside travel lane of U.S. 31 and Orlando Avenue, waiting to make a right turn at 7:00 a.m. A GMC van was traveling northbound in the center,...