Sarasota FL

A popular downtown Sarasota restaurant — best known for its freshly baked pastries and freshly roasted coffee — recently opened a second location about a mile away. The expansion follows consistently long lines at the counter of the original location, as well as a full crowd during a recent Saturday morning visit to...

Three dogs that were removed from a Bradenton home in October have been approved for future adoption.

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - A convicted felon has returned to prison after police say they found a fully automatic machine gun in a car in Bradenton. A jury this week found 33-year-old Jibri Arrington guilty of possession of a machine gun and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

A man in Florida is accused of going to his ex-girlfriend's office building and shooting her at "point-blank range" before aiming his sights on one of her co-workers. Keith Roberts Jr., 29, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Myshaela Burnham, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

In an era dominated by electric drivetrains and over-the-air software updates, one Florida teenager has built a fast-growing company around a piece of hardware many drivers barely remember: the carburetor. By treating this “obsolete” component as both a niche market and a storytelling opportunity, she has turned...

A woman was arrested after she was suspected of carrying out a coordinated pickpocketing and credit card fraud scheme across multiple Florida cities, according to the Sarasota Police Department. The 52-year-old woman was arrested Jan. 2 following a traffic stop in Osceola County. Additional charges are pending from...

Commercial real estate company Berkadia recently helped secure nearly $35 million in loans for two projects in Sarasota County. One will help with infrastructure for a new master-planned community in south Sarasota County, while another will facilitate pre-development for a condominium and mixed-use project in...

Manasota Key Road is expected to be fully repaired by Summer 2029, following damage from Hurricanes Helene and Milton . ​The county announced on Monday that the road has reopened after a portion north of Blind Pass Park was fixed, a project that included “hurricane debris removal, establishment of a new base,...

A new leader has taken the helm of the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp. Amanda Parrish has been named interim CEO, overseeing the nonprofit organization while it searches for its next chief executive officer. Parrish is the COO for Lakewood Ranch-based Fawley Bryant Architecture, where she is also a...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — The Bradenton Police Department said a pedestrian was killed after being struck by two vehicles Friday evening. The crash happened near the intersection at Manatee Avenue and 21st Street East when a pedestrian attempted to cross the street. The person was hit by a motorcycle that left the...