Sarasota FL

A shocking murder investigation has stunned the tight-knit community of Sun City after an 82-year-old woman, whom friends described as the “nicest person in Sun City,” was charged with the murder of her husband at a coastal South Carolina nursing home. Harriet Kay Recker, 82, is accused of...

October 13, 2025 – The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) named Fredric Jarrett, MD, as a recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Community Practice Award, recognizing his outstanding leadership and enduring commitment to community-based vascular care. A dedicated volunteer physician at Sarasota Memorial’s Community...

This November, Malia Price will venture to open her first business, The Sarasota Style, on St. Armands Circle. Price, who has always hoped to open her own business, is excited to bring in a new brand she designed specifically for Sarasota. Price grew up in Alabama and graduated with a...

Pets who grow bored while their owners stand (seemingly for dog hours on end) at a cash machine or lament the loss of drive-up window treats now have an ATM of their own at a bank branch on Clark Road. No, they won’t be able to check on account balances...

There’s something irresistibly charming about a restaurant that embraces its imperfections, and The Ugly Grouper in Holmes Beach, Florida has turned self-awareness into an art form that draws seafood lovers from Tampa to Miami and beyond. The moment you spot that cartoonish fish mascot grinning from the restaurant’s...

Local districts are speaking out against a plan for charters to set up inside public schools, under Florida law that expands so-called Schools of Hope to not just target low-performing schools, but any public school with available space. The changes come as public school enrollment is declining in parts of...

Hootie, an American pitbull mix dog who spent eight-and-a-half months at Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue, is deaf due to previous trauma. Nate's staff members didn’t know much about his past, but based on their observations — including his fear of people— he most likely was abused and or neglected.

In Sarasota, Florida, a police officer has respectfully earned the title of “kitty whisperer” after a tiny ball of fluff scurried across a busy highway, only to get herself trapped in a stopped car’s wheel well. According to the Sarasota Police Department, the frightened kitten ran across...

Service, professionalism, dedication. After reciting those three words that define the core values of the Sarasota Police Department as challenged by Deputy Chief of Police Scott Mayforth, the next class of five officers were officially pinned as members of the agency. On Oct. 10, officers Savannah Gray, Gabriel...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - FDOT Traffic cameras picking up heavy traffic in the southbound lanes of I-75. What looks to be a traffic crash has caused all Southbound lanes to stand still. We have reached out to FHP and will update this story on air and online.