Sarasota FL

Mark Barcia of North Port was sentenced to 18 years in prison for DUI Manslaughter, DUI with serious bodily injury and two counts of DUI with Personal Injury for a fatal crash that occurred on New Year's Eve, 2019, according to a press release from state attorney's office. Barcia slammed his Ford F-250 truck into the b

A woman armed with bricks smashed windows and doors at 8-Ball Lounge in Sarasota County early Thursday morning, surveillance video shows. The suspect wearing a motorcycle helmet went inside the local neighborhood bar, where she destroyed liquor bottles and cut herself in the process. Deputies are actively working to lo

River Club's Mike and Jenny Schenk have been getting the calls. People continue to stop by their Pineapple Kitchen business at 4914 Lena Road, only to find the doors locked and the place cleaned out. The calls are of concern because the Schenks, since they opened at Lena Road in...

VENICE, Fla. - A man adjusting a holstered gun in his waistband accidentally shot himself inside the Venice Walmart on Thursday morning, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. Venice Walmart shooting. What we know:. Deputies responded to the retail store Thursday morning after receiving reports of gunfire.

NORTH PORT — Despite reports, a Tommy's Express Car Wash employee did not have the tip of her finger cut off at work late last month, according to company management.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Wind Down Wednesday returned Tuesday with Tracy Rosa and Linda Carson welcoming two local magazine editors for a conversation about recent milestones and travel. Nikki Logan Curran, editor of The Scout Guide, and Tracy Freeman, editor of Edible Sarasota, joined the Suncoast View segment for a...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Hundreds of people gathered at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in downtown Sarasota to witness the annual blooming of the Queen of the Night. The rare cactus produces hundreds of flowers for just a single evening each year, prompting a spontaneous, free community viewing party. Queen of the...

BRADENTON — Manatee County Commission Chair Tal Siddique urged fellow commissioners on Tuesday to support a motion to pause and defer action on a consent agenda item related to the ongoing closure of the former phosphate processing site at Piney Point, saying additional information from county staff was needed before m

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A major I-75 crash injured at least one person, near the Osprey/Venice Connector off-ramp, southbound. Reports say one vehicle rolled off the interstate, and into a grassy area along the shoulder. 2 lanes are currently blocked while crews clear the crash. Backups exceed 4 miles, with...

Sarasota developer Sadek Omar has been to many places, but he says one stands out above the rest. “I personally feel like the sky’s the limit for Sarasota,” says Omar, a partner at Ore Development, which is a portfolio company of Sarasota-based developer Jebcore. A native of Qatar who has lived in Pennsylvania and Virg