Sarasota FL

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Actor Michael Raver will portray 31 different characters when “Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski” opens at Sarasota Jewish Theatre next week. Raver plays the lead role of Polish World War II hero Jan Karski and 30 other characters in the one-man show. He appeared on Suncoast View to...

Researchers at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota have been studying the effectiveness of a device aimed at cutting down on shark depredation, which is when sharks take fish or bait off a fishing line.

BELL, Fla. (WCJB) - Gilchrist County Sheriff’s deputies say a man with an outstanding warrant from southwest Florida is in jail in our area on drug charges. Deputies say Corbet James O’Conners, 37, of Bradenton had more than 40 grams of fentanyl Tuesday. Deputies were responding to a...

Some places in Florida feel trendy. Ted Peters Famous Smoked Fish feels timeless. Along Pasadena Avenue in St. Petersburg, smoke drifts from a humble cedar shack where Old Florida flavor still reigns and locals happily line up for their favorites. This is the kind of spot people plan their week around, where picnic...

A Sarasota judge ruled Wednesday to admit a video of Brennan Wakey — accused of fatally shooting his ex‑partner — acknowledging he lied during their relationship. During the trial’s second day, attorneys clashed over a video the defense argued could mislead jurors. The clip shows Wakey saying he wants to tell the...

Back in November, Texas-based burger chain Whataburger held a “ground-breaking” ceremony at 10150 Ulmerton Road in Largo, where, coverage by Business Observer said in November, the building had in fact already been completed, with only interior work remaining. But a groundbreaking ceremony was nonetheless...

A Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy has been arrested and terminated following an investigation. James Jones, 66, was arrested Wednesday evening for battery. He posted a $1,000 bail and was released. The officer had worked for the PCSO since 2021. Jones was assigned to guard George Miller at...

Nikki Cohen began her studies at New College in 1987. Originally from Philadelphia, she remembers being struck by the beauty of all the giant live oaks with hanging moss along the seaside campus. "In that Southern Gothic kind of way, it was magic," she said. In 1988, Cohen took part...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - A plea hearing is scheduled this afternoon for a woman police say was the getaway driver in a 2017 double murder at a local beach hotel. Court records show a plea hearing scheduled for LaToya Hanna at 2 p.m. in a Manatee County courtroom. She faces second-degree murder charges in...

BRADENTON — In what can only be described as a marathon BOCC land use meeting, commissioners on Wednesday heard two linked development proposals that included a shared design agreement. Despite the applicants’ plan to share traffic access and amenities, commissioners ultimately denied one request and granted a...