Sarasota FL

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Residents in the West Manatee Fire and Rescue District rejected a property tax hike Tuesday in a referendum vote. Voters were asked to approve a 1-mill annual ad valorem tax on real property to fund fire control and rescue services, infrastructure and facilities, including emergency...

BRADENTON, Fla. — A narcotics search warrant turned deadly Tuesday morning when a SWAT officer shot and killed a man inside a Bradenton duplex, according to police. The man’s family says they are struggling to understand why the encounter ended in gunfire. The shooting happened around 9:40 a.m....

A 14-year-old was cited Wednesday after deputies say their helicopter spotted him recklessly driving an e-moto through a school zone.

Sarasota County, Florida — A Florida grandmother has been arrested after authorities say she stabbed her 76-year-old roommate to death, then fled the scene in the victim’s pickup truck following an argument. Investigators with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office say 48-year-old Shannon Giblin was taken into custody...

In response to the recent article on the effort to stop speeding drivers in Southwest Florida, I had to laugh (" The race to stop super speeders ," March 8). There is no stopping speeding drivers in Sarasota . There's the "Clark Road 500." There's the "Beneva Road 500." There's the "Bee Ridge Road 500." We need...

On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, a federal judge in Manhattan handed a 73-month prison sentence to a Bradenton man who prosecutors say spent years blanketing the country with fake web-hosting invoices. Robert W. Lederhilger III, 44, mailed nearly three million deceptive notices that typically listed $180 as the amount...

When the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office gets a call that an alligator needs to be wrangled or loose livestock needs to be herded in Myakka City, Sgt. Rob Hendrickson is sent to the scene. Counties throughout Florida have officers like Hendrickson who get the call on special cases that...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A love story that began with sunset walks and kayaking adventures on Florida’s Suncoast has taken an unexpected and heartbreaking turn for one local couple. For David and Sharyn Linton, their relationship seemed almost destined. David says the moment he met Sharyn, he felt an...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Bella, a 10-foot-2 great white shark, seems to be calling Florida home these past few weeks. The shark advocacy group OCEARCH is keeping tabs on the shark, with its last ping reported Monday afternoon off the coast of Sarasota. At 729 pounds, Bella was tagged and...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The driver of a dump truck that struck an overpass sign on Interstate 75 near Proctor Road in Sarasota will face charges, Florida Highway Patrol said. FHP said the crash caused the longest traffic backup on I-75 so far this year, with delays lasting throughout the day.