Sarasota FL

TALLAHASSEE — Of the $40 million awarded by the Florida Department of Education to expand workforce education, two area districts will get $1.4 million.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - At 8:07 p.m. Oct. 3, the Sarasota County Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire in the 800 block of North Lemon Avenue. The fire department reports that one person has been sent to the hospital. The fire is no longer active.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - New video has been released of a DUI arrest on I-75 near Fruitville Road on Sept 30. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said the suspect was spotted driving erratically by a sheriff’s office helicopter. When road deputies got to the scene they say they...

The Farmers Market at Lakewood Ranch was just ranked No. 1 in American Farmland Trust's 2025 American Farmers Market Celebration. The national online event, in which the public voted for their favorite markets, ran from Aug. 1 to Sept. 30, with a total of 1,263 markets nationwide participating this year. More than...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Two people, including a firefighter, were injured in a house fire in Bradenton Thursday night, Southern Manatee Fire Rescue said. Fire crews were dispatched to a condemned single-family home in the 100 block of 28th Avenue Drive East, around 7:10 p.m. Several people were discovered inside...

Daniel Dokko—owner of both JPan Sushi & Grill locations on Siesta Drive and at University Town Center and Korê Steakhouse in Waterside Place—is opening a fourth restaurant. Kurō Sushi will be located on Lakewood Ranch’s Main Street. Editor's Note: Kurō will open on Saturday, Nov. 1.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Fun, Smart, Talk. Our take on what’s making headlines on the Suncoast. Today, one of our Hot Topics included a discussion about downtown merchants who are concerned about losing upwards of 100 parking spaces in order to enhance the downtown pedestrian experience. Also discussed was...

A Palm Harbor man is facing multiple charges after police said he caused a chain-reaction crash in St. Petersburg and then ran from the scene.

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — A Belmont County teen is celebrating a wish come true after a challenging year. Reporter Zach Coleman shows us how a community and a foundation came together to give her a special trip. Fifteen-year-old Ainsley Olinski was diagnosed with Wilson’s Disease last December, a rare liver...

Stephanie Boydston–founder and director of Love Life Animal Rescue & Sanctuary, a refuge in Myakka City, FL devoted to rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing farmed animals—recalls a childhood in Long Island, NY amidst a string of foster animals, reflecting her father’s belief that family members should become...