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WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A Memphis man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly punching a 72-year-old resort staffer in Walton County. On Tuesday, deputies with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call on Beachside Two. It was reported that 30-year-old Collin Ross attempted to take a pool umbrella from

A sophisticated statewide theft ring unraveled in Bradenton after undercover detectives set up a Facebook Marketplace sting to catch suspects reselling stolen Home Depot rental equipment, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. FOX 13's Kimberly Kuizon reports.

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - A man was taken into custody after authorities said he was found inside Myakka State Park with two dogs and a side-by-side utility vehicle shortly after midnight June 5. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer contacted the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Uni

The city of Sarasota is currently reviewing plans for a proposed liquor store that would be available by appointment only. Called The Wine Concierge, the business would be in a vacant ground-floor commercial space in the Boulevard condominium building at 1224 Boulevard of the Arts, at the intersection with North Tamiam

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Three people have been arrested in Manatee County after deputies say they were part of a statewide scheme to sell and rent construction equipment stolen from Home depot stores. Detectives learned of the operation in may when the home improvement chain reported rental equipment thefts using...

Sarasota is a friendly place, but sometimes a little snobbery creeps in when it comes to our neighbor 18 miles south. Venice is smaller and doesn’t have all of Sarasota’s world-class cultural institutions. There is one area, however, where Venice towers over Sarasota — community theater. That’s particularly...

At one corner of the St. Armands Circle Craft Festival over the weekend, a school of tropical fish, manatees, whales and even mermaids looked ready to swim off its display stand. The steel wall hangings glittered in the afternoon sunshine just as brightly as any real fish scales, and artist John Grammer said 30 years o

East County’s Mark Stanoch has a prediction for Manatee County: If the Board of County Commissioners focuses on economic development, residents will sit in less traffic. Stanoch is running to represent District 1 on the commission, where traffic is a major concern, especially in the Parrish area. “Stop the...

Fight: A pair of sisters were fighting with a third woman outside near the intersection of Gillespie Avenue and Dr. MLK Jr. Way when officers arrived and managed to separate the combatants. One of the officers interviewed the third woman while another spoke with the sisters. The third woman reported...

Uber (Grok) A simple traffic stop over an illuminated dashboard sign has resulted in an...