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SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. – The search for a missing diver in Sarasota County has ended in tragedy. Officials confirmed on Sunday afternoon that the diver was found but did not survive. They were pronounced dead at the scene shortly after being located, deputies say. Earlier in the day, a...

BRADENTON — A dispute over live music at Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen is headed to the Bradenton City Council on Wednesday, and residents from within the Village of the Arts and beyond are tuning in to learn of the hearing’s outcome. At the center of the issue is...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Make the most of Sunday, also known as our Last Warm Day. The massive cold front, bringing snow and ice and rain up north, will sweep across the Suncoast Monday morning. The front will bring very gusty winds Monday, with temperatures falling through the day, and a chance for a few showers...

Construction on a new, higher Cortez Bridge will start this summer, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. The project will cost the FDOT over $130 million and provide a high-level, fixed-span bridge connecting the mainland Cortez Village to Bradenton Beach and the other island communities. An FDOT...

Multiple times at the January 5 commission meeting, Debbie Trice interrupted speakers, citing ‘personal attacks.’. Host: The Sarasota City Commission meeting kicked off the new year with things getting heated quickly. Residents showed up to complain about late-night noise in the Newtown/MLK Business and downtown...

The Sarasota County School Board voted to approve an attendance policy on Jan. 21 that specifies a three-day window for parents to send in an attendance note following an excused absence. The new policy also more clearly defines what counts as excused and unexcused absences, replacing the more general language...

The Official State Art Museum in Sarasota celebrated a successful 25-years under the stewardship of Florida State University.

A Palmetto man will spend the next three decades in state prison after a jury found he shot and killed an 18-year-old at a graduation party, a judge ruled Wednesday. A Manatee County judge sentenced 23-year-old Jose Alfredo Gomez to 30 years in prison for aggravated battery with great bodily harm with a firearm in a...

“We’ve been keeping a little secret…” says a post published on Instagram yesterday by popular Sarasota-born breakfast spot The Breakfast Company. “THE HOB NOB is coming back, and we’re proud to be a part of it.”. Coverage published by Patch described the transition, telling of...

SARASOTA, Fla. - A 65-year-old Sarasota man has been arrested for trafficking more than 400 grams of cocaine, according to police. Lazaro Gomez was taken into custody after detectives received a tip that he was selling drugs out of a home at 2105 8th St. in Sarasota. During a search...