Sarasota FL

NORTH PORT, Fla. - North Port Police responded to a person who was trapped underneath a car at the intersection of Cranberry Blvd and Ridley Lane on Wednesday morning. Cranberry Road was shut down after the incident, but it has since re-opened. What we don't know:. Investigators did not say...

CORTEZ – Following the Feb. 1 closing of Slicker’s Eatery, the leased restaurant space at 12012 Cortez Road has been transformed under new ownership into a diner with a new name: Izzy’s Place. Long-time restaurateur and owner Tom Theophilopoulos had been looking to open a restaurant in...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A tagged white shark named Bella is showing up off Florida’s west coast, about 50 miles from Sarasota, according to OCEARCH’s online tracker. The tracker lists Bella’s latest reported ping as March 9, 2026, at 1:03 p.m. The map marker appears offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the Tampa...

LAKE SUZY — A Port Charlotte woman was killed and a Sarasota man arrested after a crash along County Road 769/Kings Highway at its intersection with DeSoto County Road 761.

SARASOTA, Fla. - A Florida man is dead, and his roommate is behind bars after a stabbing on Sunday night, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said when they were sent to a home on Gewant Boulevard to investigate a report of someone not breathing, they found Paul De Wayne Bradley deceased.

The plan to create a cruise ship terminal near the Sunshine Skyway may be sunk after the Florida House unanimously passed a bill limiting dredging needed by larger ships. Bradenton Sen. Jim Boyd's bill passed the Senate last month. It would expand the boundaries of the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve in Manatee County...

A celebrity-founded restaurant is now open in the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. Wahlburgers — started by brothers Mark, Donnie and Paul Wahlberg — began welcoming customers Feb. 28 at SRQ, which marks the brand's fifth airport outpost and its first on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Wahlburgers sells starters,...

A Sarasota woman was found guilty of making violent threats against MAGA supporters in a video posted to TikTok.

American Tin Ceilings is proud to announce the grand opening of its brand-new, state-of-the-art manufacturing and distribution facility, located at 2011 51st Ave East, Unit #106, Palmetto, FL 34221. The celebration will take place on Monday, March 9, 2026, and the public is invited to join in the festivities. The...

Realize Bradenton is proud to announce the return of BAM!Fest (Bradenton Art & Music Festival) for its second year. This free, all-ages community celebration will take place on Saturday, March 28, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. along the scenic Bradenton Riverwalk. BAM!Fest is a dynamic community celebration...