Sarasota FL

Sarasota has been a jewel of Florida's Gulf Coast for a long time. With its sandy beaches, rich cultural scene, and laid-back lifestyle, it’s been a popular retirement and getaway spot for many years. Sarasota recently became something else too: a winter home for remote workers. More and more professionals are...

WELLEN PARK — A new community that will bring 877 single-family homes broke ground in Wellen Park on Friday.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - ABC7 Traffic Anchor, Ted Noah, joined us in the studio to show off some of his very own, handmade trolls!. Right now, most of his friends are Halloween-themed and are available to be purchased! You can join his Facebook Page "Trolls by Ted Noah" to pick one out for yourself.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A 20-year-old man died Wednesday following a traffic collision between his motorcycle and a pickup truck at the intersection of 9th Avenue North and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North. The incident occurred at approximately 9:44 a.m. A blue Ford F150 Raptor was traveling...

Atlanta-based Quinn Residences has secured funding for two multi-family housing developments in Florida. The first is Quinn Residences at Moccasin Wallow. Located in Manatee County, the build-to-rent community will feature 284 units: 144 townhomes and 140 one-story villas. Communal amenities will include a...

WELLEN PARK — Sarasota County Sheriff's deputies ran through the State College of Florida's Venice campus with rifles Tuesday evening after getting an unspecified threat.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Schools across Florida are dealing with a number of threatening emails Wednesday morning, local school districts are reporting. All threats received by Suncoast school districts so far are believed to be hoaxes, officials said. Sarasota County Schools confirmed it received threats. “The...

A replacement for the DeSoto Bridge connecting downtown Bradenton and Palmetto will need to wait a couple more years. The 68-year-old bridge is due for an upgrade, which will include shoulders and multi-use paths, but the Florida Department of Transportation pushed construction funding back three years. A recent...

A Sarasota man was sentenced to four decades in prison for shooting at paramedics and trying to frame a juvenile relative for the crime.

LARGO, Fla. (WWSB) - A St. Petersburg man is being charged with battery with a cheeseburger, Pinellas County Court records show. On Oct. 11, a Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy responded to a call to the Atlantis Gentlemen’s Club on 66th Street North at about 9:30 p.m. According to...