Sarasota FL

VENICE — Lord-Higel’s Coffee House had a soft opening Nov. 22 that was somewhere between six months and 129 years in the making.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said it has charged 34-year-old Nicholas Novickis with two counts of second-degree murder and animal cruelty in connection with the May 23 shooting in the 4700 block of Mondrian Court in Sarasota. Previous coverage: Two dead, suspect in custody after...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota Police Department arrested 32-year-old, Jasmine Martin of Sarasota, on May 24 in connection with a May 20 shooting in the 1800 block of 33rd Street. Previous coverage: Woman fires shots into unoccupied vehicle in Sarasota, police say. Detectives said Martin fired three shots at the...

Deputies arrested a woman on Sunday in connection with a shooting investigation.

NORTH PORT, Fla. — New flags wave through the skies in North Port at the city’s newest addition, the Circle of Honor Park. Danny Schuman has done several flag raisings as an Army veteran and police officer, but this one felt different. “I was the very first one,...

PALMETTO, Fla. (WWSB) — Weeks after families were left devastated by damage at the historic Old Memphis Cemetery in Palmetto, the community returned Saturday with a different mission — restoration. Volunteers spent hours cleaning headstones, pulling weeds, picking up debris, and continuing repair efforts at the cemeter

Amid stubborn inflation, the surging cost of living and constant angst at the gas pump, Sarasota has not been immune to the national trends that have pushed the economy into a downspin. Sean Snaith, the director of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Economic Forecasting, presented a snapshot of...

Twin sisters who spin a comedic circus act while examining defective objects rejected by customers moving along a conveyer belt. Dancers donning thrift store dresses, embodying the lives of their former owners. Hundreds of miniature figures manipulated to invoke the ominous atmosphere of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds.”

Miles from the gulf, Lakewood Ranch can still be threatened by a hurricane or tropical storm. There’s the hours and inches of driving rain that can pile up where you would least expect it. There’s the wind that can destroy pool screens, trailer homes, roof shingles and years of...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Today will bring favorable boating conditions during the morning with southeast winds around 10 knots, seas near 2 feet, and a light chop on bays and inland waters. Just watch for a few lingering storms in the offshore waters. Beachgoers can expect a hot and humid...