Sarasota FL

For the first time, Halloween on Central is teaming up with Sunshine City with Kids to introduce the BOOlevard of Play Family Zone—a two-block stretch dedicated to families and children in St. Pete’s Grand Central District. Halloween on Central has always been a lively, all-ages festival, but this...

Sometimes life feels ordinary until, without warning, something remarkable unfolds right in front of you. That’s exactly what happened to a woman named Joni as she rode her motorcycle through Sarasota County, Florida. In an instant, a scene played out before her that she never could have imagined. Luckily,...

Video from previous story: 1 dead after shooting in Bradenton Monday night BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA)— Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 15-year-old in Bradenton. Jeremiah Lilly, 18, a 17-year-old, and a 15-year-old were charged with felony murder with a firearm in connection with the...

A 33-year-old Bradenton man accused of beating his girlfriend to death has a history of domestic violence stretching back more than a decade, court records show. Roger Villasana’s Sept. 3 arrest in the killing of 34-year-old Yassmin Montoya came less than two years after prosecutors dropped charges stemming from...

Water in 11-month-old Midnight Pass runs deeper, extends farther and flows through in greater volume these days than it has since October's Hurricane Milton finished the job September's Helene started by reopening the south Siesta Key waterway. Now, more than 40 years since Midnight Pass closed the last time,...

Federal and state restrictions create more hurdles. Host: COVID is making the rounds again, but finding and getting the new fall COVID-19 booster is proving a problem for Sarasota and Manatee residents. Kathie Moon has more on that. Kathie Moon: Recent changes by federal and state authorities confusing people and...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News) – A Florida man has been convicted and sentenced to eight consecutive life terms for the rape of two women in 2022. According to Florida State Attorney Ed Brodsky, Cory Garries was convicted this week in Sarasota County Circuit Court of five counts of sexual battery with a deadly...

The Florida women caught stealing hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise are the subjects of our Mugshots Of The Day. They all earned it!. You never want to end up the Mugshot Of The Day. That means that not only were you arrested but there's something funny, weird, or interesting about their mugshot. Maybe it's a...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Today, we welcomed Michael Grieve, Sigrid Wise, and Brian Ott for a preview of “A Band Called Honalee” now playing through October 26th. modern-day folk trio brings to life classics such as “Leaving on a Jet Plane,” “Blowin’ in the Wind,” and “Puff the Magic Dragon”.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, marks the 24th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and near Shanksville, Pa. Ceremonies are scheduled nationwide to honor the nearly 3,000 victims, including firefighters, police officers, paramedics, military service...