Sarasota FL

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Students at North Port High School are still trying to process the arrest of a teacher they once knew well. Police say 51-year-old David Sommer, a choir teacher at the school, was arrested after investigators discovered he allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old female student...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Saturday Market weather is sunny and dry, with North winds at only 5-15 mph. Winds will pick up starting late Saturday afternoon and gusty winds continue on Sunday. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms are possible, but most will develop after the end of the Saturday Markets. Sarasota Farmer’s...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Today: It’s been a beautiful, sunny, and warm day today on the Suncoast! Temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s for the beaches and in the upper 80s inland!. Tonight: A cold front is working its way towards our area, arriving tonight, bringing wind...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Southwest Florida Water Management District has tightened water restrictions as drought conditions continue across the region. The March 24 order, called a Modified Phase III “Extreme” Water Shortage, requires all residents — including those on private wells — to follow one-day-per-week...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Sarasota man is looking for answers after a bizarre accident led to a fallen live power line that sparked a fire that damaged his boat and truck. The incident happened in late December, when neighbors rushed to his door with alarming news. “I’m running,...

PUNTA GORDA — Five years later, Denise Higgs is still healing.

A 65-year-old Orlando man is facing a serious felony charge after what was supposed to be a family vacation in Bradenton Beach ended with an allegation that he sexually assaulted a child. Harold Marinus is charged with one count of lewd or lascivious molestation involving a child under 12. He has pleaded not guilty,...

Townhouses are being proposed to replace a bowling alley in Sarasota, a few blocks east of Main Street. Called 2250 Fruitville Townhomes, the project would bring 46 townhomes to 2250 Fruitville Road, where Sarasota Lanes is located. Property owner Sarasota Lanes LLC has submitted an application and site plan with...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Residents of Longboat Key are asking the Florida Department of Transportation to take one more look at its preferred redesign of the Longboat Key bridge. FDOT’s vison for the new bridge is a 78-foot tall fixed bridge that would have shared-use path for pedestrians and bikers....

After an 18-month national search, Sarasota is making history selecting its next city manager.