Sarasota FL

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Drivers are stuck in over 8 miles of slow traffic on I-75 southbound, approaching Fruitville Road. Currently, two left lanes are blocked on the interstate. Live FDOT video feeds show crews working to clear a crash involving a cement mixer truck and another commercial truck. Morning...

Warning: The following story contains graphic details concerning the Bradenton shooting. BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — The man who shot up a Bradenton medical lab on Jan. 15 had been thinking about committing his ex-girlfriend’s murder for years, according to an affidavit. The document, which was dated on that same day,...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - City commissioners approved a new contract for maintenance and restoration work at three historic cemeteries during their Feb. 2 meeting. The agreement passed automatically during the consent portion of the agenda and covers routine landscape and gravesite maintenance at Galilee Cemetery,...

Manatee County commissioners recently authorized the protection of more than 1,500 acres of agricultural land from development. The properties include 1,045 acres at Thundercloud Ranch and 483 acres at Mossy Island Ranch. Through a partnership with the state, Manatee County will contribute up to $2 million toward...

NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) - Investigators have released a rendering of a man they believe was murdered nearly three decades ago, using new DNA technology to potentially identify remains found in 1996. Human remains were discovered in Northport in 1996, but investigators were never able to identify the victim. After...

A portion of I-75 has been shut down after brush fires broke out in Sarasota County.

UPDATE: According to Florida Forest Service, the fire has grown to at least 40 acres and is 40% contained near Yorkshire Boulevard and Blueleaf Drive.

When Camilyn Leavitt, founder of Camilyn Beth, was invited to 16 weddings in just over a year in 2012, she decided to begin making the dresses she’d wear herself. Leavitt attended school for fashion design, but had left the design industry to work as a creative director for several years. However, posting these...

Manatee County residents won’t have to drive to Sarasota or Tampa anymore for the county’s first standalone Sephora store. The high-end beauty retailer recently filed paperwork with Manatee County Development Services to build out a 5,000-square-foot unit at the Marketplace at Heritage Harbour shopping plaza near...

In a powerful display of collective philanthropy, members of Impact100 SRQ awarded $864,000 in transformational grants to eight local nonprofits during the organization’s Annual Celebration & Awards Ceremony, held at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium at the Bay. More than 860 voting members gathered for the annual...