Sarasota FL

VENICE — In his song, “Ramblin’ Man,” Dickey Betts sang that he was “born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus, rollin’ down Highway 41.”

A 5-year-old Florida girl is in critical condition after being swept into a storm drain, authorities said. The incident happened after a water main break on Bahia Vista Street in Sarasota around 6 p.m. local time on Sunday, Aug. 24, according to WWSB, WTVT, and WFTS. Officials told the outlets that the child had been...

There’s a moment in every food lover’s life when they taste something so perfect, so utterly sublime, that time seems to stop. For me, that moment happened with a humble hash brown at Caesar’s Breakfast & Lunch in Bradenton, Florida. This unassuming cafe, with its stone facade...

Multiple news outlets have reported on a legal claim made by residents of the Laurel Meadows neighborhood against Sarasota County for. In May 2025, attorneys for the residents of Laurel Meadows sent a legal notice to the county. The notice alleged that the county was negligent in maintaining a critical...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - For years, South St. Petersburg residents have asked city leaders the same question: How to bring fresh and affordable groceries to their neighborhoods? Despite efforts to attract major grocery chains, no store has committed to opening in the area, leaving families without easy access to...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Our weather experts have been tracking significant rainfall in Manatee County since Saturday. They say areas of East Bradenton has received five to six inches of rain, leading to localized flooding for residents. What You Need To Know. Areas of East Bradenton have received five...

A Florida man accused of trafficking meth is the subject of our Mugshot Of The Day on Dave & Chuck The Freak. This is a very unique look. When you're named the Mugshot Of The Day on Dave & Chuck The Freak, you did several things wrong. For starters, you've been arrested. It all starts with a mugshot and an arrest, so...

As Labor Day approaches, Sarasota residents will be experiencing the routine shake-up in municipal services that come with national holidays. Notably, if your trash pickup usually falls on a Monday, you'll need to hold onto your garbage bags for one more day. The City of Saratosa has announced that "there will be no...

Cars are lining up for Swig, a drive-thru drink shop, which recently expanded in Florida with its first Bradenton location. Swig popularized the “dirty soda” beverage. In 2024, the drink went viral on social media due to Hulu’s reality television show, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and an Olivia Rodrigo...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Corinne Arriaga, Senior Transportation Planner, and Alvimarie Corales, Chief Transportation Planner of the City of Sarasota, joined us today to discuss what they do for our community. Corinne Arriaga recently received a prestigious recognition from the Institute of Transportation Engineers as...