Sarasota FL

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WWSB) - A 19-year-old Englewood motorcyclist was killed Sunday afternoon when he collided with an SUV in Charlotte County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Investigators say the motorcycle was traveling south on El Jobean Road shortly after 1 p.m. at a high rate of speed. As he...

ST. PETERSBURG — In a world saturated with screens, Natalya Calleja and her daughter Pamela are betting on the appeal of physical books. For the mother-daughter team, reading fiction is about stepping into another world, and they've built a business around that experience. "I think we all crave this...

A popular Cracker Barrel restaurant in Bradenton failed a routine food safety inspection earlier this month, racking up 11 violations that included five high-priority issues requiring immediate attention. The restaurant at 636 67th Street Circle East in Manatee County, FL, received a warning and follow-up inspection...

Land use changes for a mixed-use development that will bring 500 homes, 300 hotel rooms and related commercial space to Palmer Ranch at a future I-75 exit for State Road 681 received unanimous approval from the Sarasota County Commission on Dec. 16. The hour-long public hearing on four land-use changes for the final...

Drivers in Manatee County are going to have to slow down after commissioners approved lowering speeds on segments of nine county roads to 35 mph or less. After 44th Avenue East opened, staff reviewed the speed limits on connecting roads. Other corridors on the list were suggested to be reviewed by residents and...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Fish and Wildlife has released their latest update on Red Tide. Over the past week, the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed in 29 samples from Florida’s Gulf Coast. The FWC reported Bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) were observed in four samples from...

SARASOTA — Sarasota Memorial is looking for people to participate in two clinical trials for patients with early stage bladder cancer as it studies potential non-surgical options.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - We’ve had a huge rollercoaster of humidity since Friday. Friday was humid with dew points up to 73°. Much drier air has settled in for Saturday morning, with dew points near 43° to start the day. By midday Sunday, the dew point climbs back to 65°, and we’ll hold dew points near 60° for the...

Katie Gerhardt remembered when her parents’ Siesta Key properties sat so close to the Gulf that one parcel was entirely underwater and the other was barely dry. During a violent storm in the early 1980s, she recalled, waves pushed wet sand into a rental home the family owned on the dry lot, leaving Gerhardt to scoop...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota woman hit by a car while walking her dog on December 9th has died from her injuries. Barbara Powell had been at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, unconscious, and was later moved to a rehab facility, according to a GOFUNDME. Friends confirmed to ABC7 that she...