Sarasota FL

Our reporter was at a lively community meet-and-greet. Host: It’s a pivotal transition not just for Booker High School but for the Newtown community. Following the retirement announcement of long-time Principal Dr. Rachel Shelley, the search for her successor is narrowing down to two distinct paths. Ed James III was at a community meet-and-greet Thursday afternoon to get to...

A Bradenton police officer was fired after investigators say he drunkenly “slammed” his child into a car seat while off duty. Nicolas Leeman, 29, faces a felony child abuse charge in Hillsborough County after his arrest last month . An arrest report obtained by the Bradenton Herald provides the first detailed account of the allegations against him, including that Leeman spent the day drinking while...

Sarasota, Florida, wears its golf pedigree with confidence. The game’s roots here trace back to the late 19th century, when a Scottish-born businessman from Edinburgh helped introduce one of the nation’s earliest courses along this stretch of Gulf Coast. More than a century later, that legacy still shapes life, where manicured fairways and stately clubhouses are as much a draw as the region’s...

MOUNT OLIVE, Nc. (WWSB) — ABC7 Sarasota reporter and multimedia journalist Natalia Kaminski recently graduated from the University of Mount Olive. Kaminski studied sports communications at the North Carolina university. She received the Outstanding Student Studying Sports award from her department. She is bringing that experience to the Suncoast.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - An expansion to Sarasota’s Circus Trail could soon add new miles of connected pathways through the city. City leaders say the project is designed to improve mobility for walkers, runners and cyclists while creating additional links between existing trails and public spaces. People who enjoy...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - This week’s ABC 7 Pet of the Week isNyx, an Akita mix who’s ready to find her forever home. Marsha Panuce, founder of Donte’s Den Foundation and host of Animal Outtakes (airing on ABC 7/WWSB), joined us on ABC 7 News at Noon to introduce Nyx, a playful, energetic pup who loves people.

Drink spiking is a very real danger that’s often overlooked in our nightlife escapades, and Sarasota is no exception. Many victims experience illness, memory loss, or worse, but tend to remain silent about their experiences. This alarming trend is compounded by the fact that national statistics reveal an unsettling reality about sexual violence, with around 55% of women in Florida having faced some form...

CEDAR HAMMOCK, Fla. (WWSB) - Fire crews responded Thursday evening to a structure fire on Avenue B off 56th Avenue West in the Cedar Hammock area. Battalion 2 reported seeing a column of smoke from 53rd Avenue as emergency dispatchers received multiple calls about the fire. An adjoining trailer was also involved, officials said.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota family is mourning the loss of a 10-year-old boy who has died nearly two years after he was critically injured in a crash involving a Sarasota police officer. Gerald Butler was 8 years old when he was struck by a Sarasota Police Department patrol...

Law enforcement has arrested a man in connection with an arcade robbery turned shooting that injured one person in April.