Sarasota FL

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - A fire damaged a two-story home on 18th Street West Sunday afternoon, displacing several residents. The Bradenton Fire Department responded to the blaze, which charred the top half of the home. Firefighters were able extinguish the flames and there were no reported injuries. Battalion Chief...

MANATEE COUNTY — Public backlash seems to have only intensified after SSA Marine announced its intention to explore developing a private cruise port at the southern end of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, near the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve at the mouth of Tampa Bay. Manatee County officials said last week that public...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A single brushfire burned 120 acres of land in a Sarasota County neighborhood on Saturday— one of many brushfires across the Suncoast. The fire occurred in Saddle Oak Estates, where scorched grass remains visible at the scene. Brandy Loebker, who lives down the street from...

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. – A collision involving a motor vehicle and a bicyclist resulted in a fatality on Siesta Key early Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 1:22 p.m. at 514 Beach Road, near the entrance to Beach Access 9. Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Suncoast poodle is leading the America’s Favorite Pet contest, a national competition that could provide life-saving medical funding for the dog. The contest, organized annually by former New Kids on the Block singer Donnie Wahlberg and actress Jenny McCarthy, offers $10,000 and a magazine...

VENICE — A major media company has plans for a former radio station site it owns, and it isn’t to revive the station.

A new multifamily housing development could be coming soon near the Ellenton Premium Outlets in northeast Manatee County. Tampa developer Third Lake Development recently filed paperwork with Manatee County Development Services seeking approval to build 207 cottages and 52 townhomes on roughly 30 acres at 5512 29th...

PALMETTO, Fla. - It was an injury that could have ended Zach Naegele's bull-riding career — and his life. A year ago, the horn of a bull sliced open the Louisiana bull rider's neck as he competed in the Conley Invitational Bull Riding event in Palmetto. But, he didn't let the freak accident stop him.

A 74-year-old pedestrian died after a car hit him as he tried to cross U.S. 41 in Manatee County on Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the incident happened around 9:48 p.m. as the Bradenton man attempted to cross the lanes of U.S. 41/14th Street West near 51st Avenue Drive West. A...

There are man caves and then there are motorcycle man caves. Guy Hollis, who moved to Sarasota two years ago from Chicago, owns the latter—in fact, he has two motorcycle dens. The owner of multiple Culver’s restaurants in the Midwest, Hollis has loved the freedom of motorcycles since he was 10. Now he has a...