Sarasota FL

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) – A man from Nokomis is facing BUI charges for causing serious bodily harm to a swimmer during a boating festival in May, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Luca Frank Anthony Mascaro, 20, is facing a felony charge of boating under the...

Nestled in a charming wooden cottage in downtown Sarasota, Owen’s Fish Camp delivers seafood so fresh you’d swear the Gulf waters were lapping at your feet. The moment you spot the weathered green exterior of Owen’s Fish Camp on Burns Court, you know you’ve found something special.

Senate Bill 180 limits local governments’ ability to control development. Host: The Manatee County Commission is under pressure from developers and the state government. Two weeks ago, the commissioners postponed a vote on development control measures that would have put them on a collision course. But yesterday,...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota man is facing charges after he allegedly exposed himself to a family at Lido Beach Aug. 29, Sarasota Police say. According to a probable cause affidavit, a family in the area on vacation was at the beach when they noticed a man wandering around the pavilion area wearing only a pair...

A 29-year-old man was seriously injured in a crash early Thursday when his SUV overturned on Manatee Avenue West in Bradenton, police said. A passerby called 911 around 3:07 a.m., and officers responded to the 7500 block of Manatee Avenue, according to Bradenton Police Department spokesperson Meredith Censullo. The...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA)—The St. Petersburg City Council approved utility rate hikes during a public hearing Thursday night. The City Council considered adjustments to water, wastewater, reclaimed water, stormwater, and sanitation utility rates and charges for 2026. The rate changes will begin on October 1, 2025....

After a man drowned off a popular Anna Maria Island beach over the Labor Day weekend, city officials are speeding up plans to ban swimming in the area. The death of 20-year-old Abhigyan Patel is the latest of several drownings or near-drownings that have occurred off Bean Point, the beach at the northern tip of Anna...

The St. Petersburg City Council is taking action to address the city's sky-high water bills.

There’s a place in Sarasota where shopping carts rattle with possibility, wallets remain surprisingly intact, and treasure hunters speak in hushed tones about their latest discoveries. Mission Thrift isn’t just another secondhand store—it’s the mothership calling all bargain lovers home. From the moment you pull...

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Todd Aaron Hoch, 45, of 791 Percheron Circle in Nokomis — owner of Sash and Sill LLC — on 27 charges “following a comprehensive year-long investigation into construction fraud,” the agency announced on Aug. 29. Hoch initially was...