Sarasota FL

A 25-year-old Wauchula man died Friday morning after his car overturned in eastern Manatee County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the man was driving west on State Road 62 around 9:10 a.m. when his sedan veered onto the north shoulder about a quarter-mile west of 455th Avenue East. The car...

WELLEN PARK — Daniel Beesting, an Air Force veteran, said he has no clue where he would be if it wasn’t for his family and a completely free, four-bedroom home gifted to him in Wellen Park.

VENICE, FL – A woman was arrested and nearly 218 grams of fentanyl seized in a drug bust on Tuesday in Venice, Florida, as part of an extensive multiagency investigation. The arrest occurred along southbound Interstate 75 near exit 195. Authorities apprehended Stacy Garrett, a 44-year-old landscaper from North Port,...

VENICE — A convicted felon is in the Sarasota County Jail facing multiple charges because the windows on his rental car were tinted too dark.

VENICE — Count state Rep. Fiona McFarland among the skeptics regarding Florida doing away with property taxes.

VENICE — A woman was taken to a hospital Friday after the car she was driving overturned in a parking lot.

The City of Bradenton is committed to protecting water quality in Palma Sola Bay and throughout our community. At the September 10 City Council meeting, Dr. Dave Tomasko of the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program presented an overview of the ongoing Palma Sola Bay Source Identification Study. This study is designed...

A truck overturned on southbound Interstate 75 in Sarasota County on Wednesday morning, causing major traffic delays and blocking multiple lanes.

The St. Petersburg Police Department reports that 27-year-old Jahvontae Bell is in custody after turning himself in early this morning. Bell is charged with kidnapping, carjacking, and aggravated stalking in connection to an incident involving a former girlfriend earlier this month. On September 1, 2025, at...

Some mornings demand more than a rushed piece of toast or a sad bowl of cereal. They call for the kind of breakfast that makes you close your eyes on the first bite and momentarily forget about everything else in the world. Kissin’ Cuzzins in St. Petersburg is exactly where...