Sarasota FL

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man killed in an early Sunday shooting as Jamari Murray-Barnes, 27. Murray-Barnes was one of two men found with gunshot wounds inside a white vehicle in the 5200 block of 14th Street West after deputies on routine patrol heard multiple...

Wally Dubbaneh came to the Bradenton area for a change of pace. After owning an operating a popular barbecue restaurant in Port Charlotte for 15 years, Dubbaneh decided his next food venture would be something different — and a little more laid back. “Barbecue is like 24/7 work, but I (needed) something like...

A major trail initiative could transform outdoor recreation and regional connectivity along Florida’s west coast. Plans for the Florida Gulf Coast Trail call for a continuous 420-mile corridor stretching from the Tampa Bay region to Southwest Florida, ultimately connecting communities all the way to Naples. If...

A Nokomis man is being held without bond at the Sarasota County Jail after a woman woke up to find a stranger in her bed, authorities say. Local reporting indicates the man faces multiple charges connected to the incident, but specifics are still scarce. Local reporting and charges. As reported...

A great white shark measuring over 10 feet long pinged off the coast of Sarasota County on Sunday.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA)— Two northbound lanes are closed on I-75 in Sarasota after a dump truck hit an overpass. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the Florida Highway Patrol on the incident at the Procter Road overpass. According to deputies, the dump truck was traveling north on I-75 when it struck the...

FLORIDA — One person is dead and another was injured after two men were found shot inside a car early Sunday morning in Bradenton, according to authorities. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were on routine patrol when they heard gunshots in the 5200 block of 14th Street West, an area that includes a...

RNR Tire Express (RNR) marked its 25th anniversary with its largest giveaway to date. In December 2025, RNR hosted 31 days of giveaways, awarding more than $25,000 to 25 winners from more than 33,000 entries. One entrant received the grand prize. Grand Prize Winner and Awards. The winner of RNR’s...

The Florida House of Representatives unanimously approved a scaled-back bill Wednesday to create a special district around the booming University Town Center area — a proposal that would still give one of the region’s largest developers significant influence over the new entity spanning more than 1,400 acres across...

In a world where “all-you-can-eat” often means “all the mediocre food you can tolerate,” finding a place that offers unlimited quality seafood feels like discovering a glitch in the matrix. The Crab Shack in St. Petersburg has cracked the code, offering seafood feasts that make you...