Sarasota FL

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee County Seafood & Music Festival takes place March 14-15 at G.T. Bray Park. Local vendors serve fresh seafood, vegetarian dishes, side items, and desserts, all prepared on-site. Festivalgoers also explore authentic Floridian arts and crafts, with a marketplace featuring a variety...

Florida’s real estate dream has hit a wall. After years of pandemic-fueled price explosions that turned sleepy coastal towns into bidding-war battlegrounds, the market is now correcting in ways that are making even seasoned investors pause. Around 24 Florida housing markets may experience a drop in home prices by...

Selby Kirschner, an 11th grade student at Sarasota High School and member of the MaST Research Institute, was selected to attend the 2026 Sunshine State Scholars Conference hosted by the Florida Department of Education. She was one of only two students from Sarasota County chosen for the event.

TAMPA BAY, Florida – The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Weather Outlook for West Central Florida, indicating a low risk of isolated severe thunderstorms on Sunday and Monday, March 15-16, 2026. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are anticipated across the Florida Peninsula over...

Days after an emaciated puppy was found abandoned on the side of the road, two more dogs were brought into the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, both in the same condition.

Christopher Howard PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A St. Petersburg man is facing felony charges after...

Director Says “Let’s Circle Back,” Accidentally Condemns Staff to Endless Meeting | FFFW 272. Can you feel that? It’s the sweet sensation of the weekend approaching. Let’s never forget — the weekend is AWESOME, and that means Fridays are amazing. We’ve been doing this article so long that I forget not everybody knows...

Don't trip, and keep on smiling. Those were the two thoughts going through Patti Wrobel's mind as she walked to the stage with all eyes upon her during "Paradise Runway," the Lakewood Ranch Women's Club fundraiser March 11 at Lakewood Ranch Country Club. A lover of fashion, Wrobel was modeling...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Southbound lanes of Tuttle Avenue at Fruitville Road in Sarasota were temporarily closed Saturday around 7:00 p.m. after a two-car crash, police said. Sarasota Police Department responded to the crash at the intersection, where two vehicles were involved. Police said there were minor injuries...

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is searching for Maurice McCary, 35, wanted for second-degree murder in a March 8 drive-by shooting in South Bradenton. Deputies say Jamari Murray-Barnes, 27, was killed and De’Ryan Lopez, 22, was injured when shots were fired into their car at U.S. 41 and 53rd Avenue West while...