Sarasota FL

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A month-long investigation by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) culminated in the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of a significant cache of drugs, cash, and a stolen firearm. The HCSO’s District 4 Street Crimes Unit and the Gang Unit concluded their...

Tucked into the rural community of Parrish, just north of Bradenton and within an easy drive of Tampa and Sarasota, the Florida Railroad Museum offers a rare chance to step into Florida’s railroading past—and ride it. This living museum calls itself a “Museum in Motion” because its collection isn’t just for viewing;...

PARRISH, Fla. - A Parrish mother is searching for answers after she said her son went through an experience no four-year-old should ever face. Briana Purington said her son was dragged across his classroom floor and sat on by his teacher. For Purington, the last three weeks have been filled...

IHeartMedia is giving one of its most enduring Florida morning shows a broader stage. The Sarasota-based “Jones & Company,” heard on classic hits WSRZ (107.9), is being rebranded as “David & Meredith in the Morning” and syndicated across a growing list of iHeart stations nationwide. The...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The cancellation of a Florida Missing Child Alert for a Bradenton girl has led to an arrest, police announced. The Bradenton Police Department announced Thursday morning that 17-year-old Gisselle Diaz-Maldonado was found safe in Fort Lauderdale, two days after the Florida Department of Law...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - The man accused of killing his mother and her boyfriend appeared before a Manatee County judge Thursday morning. Thomas Matejic is facing multiple charges, including two counts of murder in the first degree. The same judge who ruled him competent to stand trial presided over the hearing.

BREADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - A former teacher’s aide at a Manatee County elementary school accused of molesting a seven-year-old student has a hearing scheduled for this afternoon. Angel Mercado was arrested in November 2023 after an Abel Elementary School student told a relative they had been molested, according to...

A local favorite is embracing the Halloween spirit in a big way.

SARASOTA — For a third year in a row, Sarasota Memorial Hospital has been named among the “Best-in-State” by Newsweek magazine.

PALMETTO, Fla. — A standoff between SWAT and a man lasted for several hours after deputies tried to arrest him. IT started when Manatee County Sheriff's deputies were executing a warrant around 2:35 p.m. Wednesday at a home on 54th Street East in Palmetto. Kevin L. Washington, 45, was wanted for violating his...