Sarasota FL

After decades of Sunday services, a 75-year-old church on the southern edge of the Euclid St. Paul’s neighborhood is preparing to take on a new role in the neighborhood by becoming housing for local residents. The former Pinellas Vietnamese Church of the Nazarene, located at 1225 9th Avenue North,...

Hollie Nelsen, who has taught at Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences for the past 13 years, was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in February 2025. Nelsen is an avid runner, and she was picked to run on Team Teal with the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition and has a goal of raising $21,000.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee and Sarasota counties are under a burn ban because of the dry and drought conditions in our area. The burn bans for both counties have been in effect since October 11th of this year. During this burn ban, you can’t light fireworks, fountain fireworks, or...

ST. PETERSBURG — Cold night shelters are open Tuesday, Dec. 30, at multiple locations across St. Pete. The Homeless Leadership Alliance has coordinated with local shelters to ensure that individuals in need have a warm and safe place to sleep. Shelters are activated when the National Weather Service expects a “feels...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A former social media influencer who scammed the federal government out of $1 million in disaster loans during the pandemic was sentenced Monday to 16 years in prison by a Sarasota Circuit Court judge for bank fraud. Danielle Miller had pleaded guilty to 38 counts of...

VENICE — It's been four months since the Sarasota County Commission voted unanimously to enter into a partnership with the Economic Stimulus Working Group to construct an extension of Manasota Beach Road.

SARASOTA — Shelia Roberson has been named Sarasota County's director of Communications.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A car fire is slowing traffic on I-75 southbound, just north of Fruitville Road. The vehicle was fully involved, forcing cars from the right-hand lanes. Avoid the area if possible.

It’s dry out there. Because of that, fireworks should be left to the professionals this New Year’s Eve.

Manatee Memorial Hospital was filled with holiday spirit and heartfelt moments today as members of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment – Rough Riders, joined by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Rick Wells, and representatives of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Department, made a special delivery that...