Venice police on scene of reported suspicious package
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Police are asking people to avoid the Venice Commons Plaza on East Venice Avenue Wednesday morning. Venice police say they received a report of a suspicious package at the UPS Store there. Police have not released any other details. Expect delays in the area.
Wait, There’s an Amish Community in Florida? Inside Sarasota’s Best Hidden Deli
A Taste of Lancaster in the Sunshine State: Exploring Florida’s Real Amish Deli Scene. When you think of Florida, you likely picture palm trees, beaches, and maybe a certain mouse-themed theme park. You probably don’t picture horse-drawn buggies, plain dress, and the smell of fresh-baked shoofly pie. However,...
Photo: Betty Hutton Filming ‘The Greatest Show on Earth,’ March 1951
This month marks the 75th anniversary of the filming of Cecil B. DeMille’s Academy Award-winning film The Greatest Show on Earth right here in Sarasota. The movie, about the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus and the romance, drama and chaos behind the scenes, starred Betty Hutton, Charlton Heston, James...
Man jailed after wife falls from golf cart
NORTH PORT — A North Port man is facing felony DUI charges after his wife fell out of a golf cart he was driving and hit her head on the pavement.
Officials release few details in Lakewood Ranch check washing scam
Because investigations remain active, neither the United States Postal Service or the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office were willing to give specific information about a "multitude” of mail theft and check washing that stems from the post office on Post Boulevard in Lakewood Ranch. The two agencies would only...
Manatee County mourns the death of its ‘feisty’ commissioner
In the span of a year, Carol Ann Felts went from being thrown out of the Manatee County Commission chambers to sitting behind the dais as the District 1 commissioner. Just 15 months into her current term, the 68-year-old Felts died suddenly at her Myakka City home Feb. 24 of natural causes.
Police seek tips in 23-year-old unsolved murder of Bradenton woman
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Feb. 28 marks 23 years since Denisha Williams was found killed inside her apartment — a case that investigators said remains active and unsolved. Williams was 41-years-old at the time and was found in her apartment at 1909 Fifth Street West in Bradenton. Williams sustained...
Mass. woman reported missing last seen in Florida, police say
Police are looking for help from the public in locating a missing woman from Auburn. Jennifer Remillard, 47, with a last known address in Auburn, has been reported as a missing person, police said in a statement on Tuesday night. She was last seen on Jan. 31 in Sarasota, Florida, police said. Police described...
Manatee clerk’s office to hold Operation Green Light event for suspended licenses
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller will hold an Operation Green Light event Saturday, April 11, for county residents whose driver’s licenses are suspended due to overdue traffic tickets, court fines or fees. The in-person event runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon...
Cops: Woman finds man in bed with her
NOKOMIS — A Nokomis man is being held without bond in the Sarasota County Jail on multiple charges after a woman woke up to find him in bed with her.
