Sarasota FL

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Sarasota County is trying to determine what to do with a 100-year-old bridge. The Blackburn Point Swing Bridge, which connects the mainland to Casey Key, needs continuous repairs. The county is now considering replacing it. The one-lane bridge has been in operation since 1926, using...

PARRISH, Fla. - A Manatee County teen has been hospitalized after an SUV failed to yield to a crosswalk. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Chevy SUV was traveling in the eastbound right turn lane on Erie Road, approaching the intersection of Fort Hamer Road. At the same time, a 17-year-old riding an E-bike was traveling along the crosswalk of the...

A 17-year-old cyclist from Manatee County was seriously injured in a crosswalk on Thursday morning when a vehicle struck him while turning from Erie Road to Fort Hamer Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The teen, who was not identified by name, was flown to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in...

A Sarasota-based dental service organization has acquired a dental clinic in Pinellas County. VIP Dental Center of Palm Harbor is now part of Parkview Dental Partners. The organization has 25 practices in southwest Florida, including one in Sarasota and another in St. Petersburg that it acquired in February. Located on...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Bradenton is seeing a major boost to its local arts scene, as the new Herrig Center for the Arts has officially opened its doors following a multi-million dollar expansion. What You Need To Know. The Herrig Center for the Arts tripled in size after a $15...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Several suspects are being sought by Bradenton Police after approaching sirens caused them to abandon a burglary in progress. Around 5 p.m., April 22, officers responded to a call of a burglary in progress at an unoccupied home in the 200 block of 11th Ave West, police said.

With new projects planned in key areas, Palmetto leaders hope to refresh city branding while honoring the area’s historical roots. The City of Palmetto recently launched a “Community Branding Survey,” which Mayor Dan West said gives residents the chance to share opinions about what is important to the community now, and how they see the city changing. “We’ve begun shaping a vision for Palmetto’s...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A teacher accused of inappropriately touching multiple students at two Sarasota County schools is set to face a jury by the end of the year. Cobie Bradley is charged with multiple sex crimes occurring at two different Suncoast schools. His trial is set to start in December.

A Villager was arrested after allegedly pursuing her ex-husband at the pickleball courts at a recreation center. Bonnie Burgess, 74, of the Village of El Cortez, was arrested this past Sunday after showing up at the pickleball courts at the La Hacienda Recreation Center, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department.

VENICE, Fla. - A man accused of damaging more than $500 worth of merchandise by urinating on it earlier this month has been arrested. Police said a man walked into a business on W. Venice Avenue on April 4 around 4:40 p.m., walked to the back of the store and urinated on merchandise.