Sarasota FL

A stretch of a Sarasota road referenced in The Allman Brothers Band’s hit “Ramblin’ Man” may be named after the band’s legendary co-founder, Dickey Betts. The Sarasota County commission voted to request that a stretch of U.S 41, Tamiami Trail, be named after the performer and longtime Sarasota County resident.

The Bradenton Holiday Lights Festival is a drive-thru lighting event in Bradenton, Florida, USA. With over 100,000 lights dancing to cheerful holiday music, the whole drive feels like you’re gliding through a moving Christmas painting. The rhythm of the lights and music fills the air with excitement from the very...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said a Wimauma man was charged with the murder of a Bradenton woman on Friday. A witness told police that his acquaintance, 28-year-old Cesar Cortes, asked him for a ride to his ex-girlfriend’s Bradenton home on 26th Street West. At around 1:20 a.m. on...

Sarasota residents can now openly carry firearms in Publix stores , as the grocery chain aligns with a recent statewide ruling that allows the practice across Florida. The decision comes about two weeks after an appeals court ruling overturned the state's ban on open carry. It marks a shift from the grocery chain’s...

Agency has applied for new grant for this fiscal year. Personnel of the Sarasota Police Department dedicated nearly 450 hours to roadway safety enforcement during the 2024-25 fiscal year through a program for which the agency received a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation, the department has...

One year after Hurricane Milton barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast, Michelle Wooster says she remembers the imperative urgency.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A 14-year-old Gibbs High School student is showing that anyone can overcome anything that life throws at them. Elizabeth Mathews was paralyzed from the chest down at five years old after a wrong-way car crash. However, her new skill turned into a passion thanks to her therapist.

VENICE — An $82.5 million rehabilitation facility serving both inpatients and outpatients will be built at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice campus.

While St. Petersburg police are searching for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run, they released a video of a vehicle that was seen near the scene of the crash that killed a woman.

In the land of palm trees and sunshine, there exists a culinary time machine that transports you straight to the heartland of America. Der Dutchman in Sarasota stands as a delicious anomaly – an authentic Amish restaurant where the pies alone might make you consider trading your flip-flops for a horse and buggy.