Sarasota FL

Florida is home to a vibrant Amish and Mennonite community, especially around Sarasota’s Pinecraft neighborhood, where traditional cooking meets sunshine-state living. These spots serve up hearty, homemade meals that taste like they came straight from a family farmhouse kitchen. Whether you’re craving flaky pies,...

An investigation is underway after a shooting occurred in St. Petersburg on Friday evening, leaving one man dead and another injured.

Trice accused of First Amendment violations in halting remarks she identified as public attacks on Commissioner Battie. Editor’s note: This article was updated in the morning of Jan. 23 to correct a quote from city resident Jim Lampl during the Jan. 20 commission meeting. On Jan. 20, during a...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Goodwill accepts nearly everything donors bring, from clothing and furniture to vehicles and aircraft, according to Alexa Olivas, VP of Operations for Goodwill locations in four Florida counties. “We accept pretty much anything,” Olivas said. “We accept apparel, accessories, shoes, furniture,...

A police raid on an Eighth Avenue home a week ago resulted in a felony drug-trafficking arrest and the seizure of cocaine and about $12,000 in small bills. Sarasota Police, in a news release about the Jan. 16 arrest, said SWAT and other detectives acted on a CrimeStoppers tip in serving a search warrant in the 2100...

D&R Automotive, a downtown Sarasota institution, is moving to a new location on Monday, Jan. 26, after 58 years in the Rosemary District. Its new home: the up-and-coming Limelight District, on the corner of Eighth Street and Apricot Avenue, north of Fruitville Road. Opened in 1968, D&R Automotive has been...

The Manatee County School District has implemented new teacher training and reinforced hiring practices following a Suncoast Searchlight and Bradenton Herald investigation into staff misconduct toward students. At least a dozen incidents during the past two years have sparked arrests, costly lawsuits and outcry from...

If you don’t know what the Florida Man Games are, I think their tagline will tell you all you need to know: “Live The Headlines Without The Jailtime”. That’s perfect. Yes the Florida Man Games are where you get to take part in all the craziest Florida Man things to ever be arrested for, but legally and without...

Two Sarasota dogs and their owners were attacked by a pair of pitbulls while out on their routine walk. FOX 13's Kimberly Kuizon reports.

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - It’s been nearly a year since an airliner and a U.S. Army helicopter collided over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The crash killed 67 people aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, and three crewmembers in the Black Hawk helicopter on Jan. 29, 2025. Christina Stovall...