Sarasota FL

Upon first entering the bar area inside Big Top Brewing Co. at Fruitville Commons, there’s a large window to the right that’s completely blacked out — but not for long. “When this curtain comes down, people are going to see a wall of stainless steel,” CEO Mike Bisaha said.

Sarasota. Sun, surf, sand. Sounds good, right? People come here for the beach vibes, the arts, the weather. The place just feels easy to love. But let’s be real: with growth comes traffic. More cars, more people. And—yep—more chances for things to go sideways. Think DUIs. It’s...

St. Petersburg City Council members voted unanimously Thursday to sell the former Science Center building to St. Pete for STEAM LLC, marking a new chapter for the facility.

VENICE — “How is this bird ever gonna fly again?” Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida Executive Director Pamela DeFouw asked herself back in April, when she took in a severely injured bald eagle.

Eight suspects had accounted for 111 prior felony charges and 117 prior misdemeanor charges. From Nov. 18 through Nov. 20, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office’s Tactical Unit, Intelligence Unit, Criminal Investigations Section and Patrol Bureau conducted a holiday retail theft operation at the Mall at University...

BRADENTON Fla. (WWSB) - Bradenton police are hoping new video of a woman accused of using stolen credit cards at two locations last month will help identify her. Investigators say the woman used the cards at a Starbucks on Manatee Avenue and a Wawa on First Street on Nov. 5.

A Hillsborough County man has been arrested on a murder charge out of New York.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Venice is known as the shark tooth capital of the world, with people coming from near and far to look for teeth every day. So why are there so many shark teeth? Dr. Harry Maisch, a professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, says it’s because of the environment, with a lot of shallow marine...

As the crowd heads toward the exits following an appearance by Dr. Anthony Fauci at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, a woman hands an employee what appears to be a suspicious package. Alerted to the incident, an analyst in the Sarasota Police Department’s Real-Time Operations Center monitoring live security...

An unusual incident took place around 4:30pm on Park Blvd involving a Tesla car that reversed across all four lanes at full speed. The car, which is believed to have been parked at Charley's Cheesesteaks, accidentally accelerated and collided with 3-4 vehicles. The incident was witnessed by a driver who was right...