Sarasota Looks to Be Getting a Del Taco
With nearly 600 locations across the country, Del Taco has a long history that stretches all the way back to 1964 in Yermo, California. Founded there by Ed Hackbarth and David Jameson, Del Taco served a menu featuring 19-cent tacos, tostadas, fries, and 24-cent cheeseburgers. The world has changed unimaginably much...
Cause of Death Revealed for Teen Whose Decomposing Body Was Found Days After He...
Months after 18-year-old Giovanni Pelletier was reported missing in Florida, an autopsy has confirmed that he died from drowning in a retention pond in Manatee County, where his body was located on Aug. 8. The manner of death is listed as accidental. The medical examiner noted that although advanced decomposition...
A True “Chicago-Style” Pie Lands in Sarasota
It’s not a “Pizza Place.” But Eighty Three Tavern delivers the goods. 🍕 It’s Hip To be Square. I’ve been searching. Almost twenty-five years into it, my search may have ended. And, in one of the most unexpected places. A former Irish pub located on the South Trail…
TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash blocking two lanes of I-75 near Fruitville Road in Sarasota
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – The Florida Department of Transportation is reporting a motor vehicle accident at Exit 10 on Interstate 75 near Fruitville Road in Sarasota. Two left lanes are currently blocked. Drivers can expect delays until further notice. WWSB will update this story when new information becomes available.
Illegal gambling bust seizes 58 slot machines
NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) - Recently, a coordinated effort by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Intelligence Unit, in partnership with the Florida Gaming Control Commission, TAC Unit, and Patrol Unit, led to the bust of an illegal gambling business. On November 4th, a search warrant was executed at Headquarters...
“An evil spirit:” Judge hands down maximum penalty to convicted killer
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A North Port man is set to spend the rest of his life behind bars after a Sarasota County jury handed down a unanimous guilty verdict Friday. ABC7 first reported on the case of Dima Tower just hours after first responders arrived at his home to find a bloodbath. A trail of blood led from...
Sarasota Little League treasurer charged with grand theft of over $100,000
The former treasurer of the Sarasota Little League was arrested on Friday and charged with larceny grand theft, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office reported.
A ‘lively, chef-driven’ restaurant will replace a longtime Sarasota favorite at UTC
A new restaurant is opening in a prime location at Sarasota’s University Town Center, replacing the Rusty Bucket , which had been in business for eight years before closing on Aug. 18. The space overlooks the roundabout and giant Christmas tree, offering a front-row view of the nightly holiday light shows currently...
Unlicensed driver from Honduras arrested near shopping plaza in The Villages
An unlicensed driver from Honduras was arrested near a shopping plaza in The Villages. Elvis Geovany Zepeda Umana, 40, of Bradenton, was driving a white Honda fit at 12:43 p.m. Thursday near Pinellas Plaza when a deputy ran the vehicle’s license plate and found that the registered owner did not have a valid license,...
Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office shuts down illegal arcade in North Port, makes an arrest
NORTH PORT, Fla. — The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office conducted a search on an illegal gambling establishment in North Port on Nov. 4. SCSO, in partnership with the Florida Gaming Control Commission, executed a search warrant on Head Quarters Social, a business on Tamiami Trail. 58 illegal slot machines were seized.
