Sarasota FL

The former treasurer of the Sarasota Little League was arrested on Friday and charged with larceny grand theft, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office reported.

A new restaurant is opening in a prime location at Sarasota’s University Town Center, replacing the Rusty Bucket , which had been in business for eight years before closing on Aug. 18. The space overlooks the roundabout and giant Christmas tree, offering a front-row view of the nightly holiday light shows currently...

An unlicensed driver from Honduras was arrested near a shopping plaza in The Villages. Elvis Geovany Zepeda Umana, 40, of Bradenton, was driving a white Honda fit at 12:43 p.m. Thursday near Pinellas Plaza when a deputy ran the vehicle’s license plate and found that the registered owner did not have a valid license,...

NORTH PORT, Fla. — The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office conducted a search on an illegal gambling establishment in North Port on Nov. 4. SCSO, in partnership with the Florida Gaming Control Commission, executed a search warrant on Head Quarters Social, a business on Tamiami Trail. 58 illegal slot machines were seized.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - With clear skies tonight, folks along the Suncoast get a terrific view of one of Florida’s favorite evening spectacles, a SpaceX rocket lighting up the sky. You don’t need a telescope, binoculars, or even a science degree. All you need to do is step outside...

VENICE — When Don Brunning’s father handed him a five-gallon bucket and told him to fill it with black things he found on the beach, Brunning thought he was crazy.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Suncoast View said goodbye to host Stephanie Roberts after more than 11 years with the show. Roberts is leaving to become the new Chief Meteorologist at Fox 19 in Cincinnati. The show celebrated her departure with a farewell party featuring highlights from her time on the program.

County Commissioner Smith wins colleagues’ support for removal of as much sediment as feasible from Phillippi Creek. After hearing pleas that morning for more extensive dredging of Phillippi Creek than planned for the project they recently approved, the Sarasota County commissioners on Nov. 5 voted unanimously to...

Marking a significant medical milestone, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System recently performed its 1,000th minimally invasive cardiac surgery. The procedure, performed by Dr. Jonathan Hoffberger of First Physicians Group, repairs or replaces heart valves through a small incision between the ribs. Many surgeons may...

MIAMI, Fla. - Eleanor and Lyle Gittens were just crowned world record holders by the Guinness Book of World Records this month. The Miami couple holds three world records related to their age and marriage:. Longest marriage for a living couple (different sexes) Oldest living married couple (aggregate age) Oldest...