Sarasota FL

A search for a missing Florida man took a turn Wednesday evening when he was struck by a vehicle in Hillsborough County. The crash happened just after 6:30 p.m. on the exit ramp leading from I-75 to State Road 674. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 70-year-old man from...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY – A Bradenton man was in the St. Lucie County Jail as of Jan. 29 charged with DUI and indecent exposure after he was found allegedly engaging in self-gratifying behavior, according to St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office reports. Kevin Michael Curtin, 38, of Bradenton was...

A missing Bradenton man was hospitalized Wednesday evening after being hit by a vehicle on an Interstate 75 exit ramp in Hillsborough County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say a 70-year-old Michigan man was traveling in an SUV on the southbound exit ramp from I-75 to State Road...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Brennan Wakey’s half-sister testified Thursday that he confessed to shooting his boyfriend at a 2022 family funeral, telling jurors he said he “popped him in the face.”. Natassia Wakey took the witness stand on day three of the murder trial at Sarasota County Courthouse....

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. – A months-long investigation into illegal gambling in Sarasota County came to a head on Wednesday. Deputies raided a business in Venice, seizing dozens of slot machines and arresting a 28-year-old woman. The bust happened at the “41 Social Club” on South Tamiami Trail. According to...

Deputies say they received multiple calls from people who saw the man who was charged with indecent exposure.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A mother-daughter team has opened Sparkles and Seashells Fairy Hair, a new business that adds colorful silk strands to customers’ hair. Adriane and Jackie, who own the business together, offer silk hair extensions in various colors designed to complement each customer’s natural hair color....

Some may call it stabilized, others a market correction. Either way, since the frantic real estate boom amid the pandemic years of 2020 to 2022, the local market has retreated to more of a balance both in terms of inventory and pricing. Whether that balance favors the buyers or the...

Once-a-week restrictions on outdoor irrigation were ordered this week by the regional authority that manages water resources from Citrus to Charlotte counties — including Manatee and Sarasota. The governing board of the Southwest Water Management District declared a modified phase 2 “severe” water shortage in the...

Manatee County is less than 100 days away from hosting its first Senior PGA Championship, which will be held at The Concession Golf Club from April 16-19. The county committed $4.5 million from its tourism tax revenue to bring the event to East County over the next three years — $1.5 million per year. Sarasota County...