Sarasota FL

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA)— The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that happened early Thursday morning in Bradenton. Deputies responded to reports of a shooting at the 13000 block of 18th Place East in Bradenton around 12:27 a.m. According to MCSO, deputies found a 36-year-old man suffering from...

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System rang in the New Year with its first babies of 2026, both born in the year’s first 90 minutes in Sarasota and Venice on Jan. 1. The first was born at SMH-Venice to Corey Gifford and William Zimmerman. Zaiden Amaris Zimmerman, affectionately known as “Zaz,” was born at 12:50 a.m....

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Staff at an assisted living facility in Sun City Center say golf balls from a nearby driving range are landing on their property, raising safety concerns for residents.

The recent guest column sounding the alarm to save the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus ignored a simple truth: The University of South Florida sees clear benefits in moving on from its smallest campus. USF Sarasota-Manatee has many advocates, several of whom were signatories on that column. They...

Deputies have only connected the man to one burglary, but said there have been more homes broken into across Englewood. The sheriff's office did not give specific locations.

A Longboat Key beachfront home sold for $30.3 million in July , setting the record for the most expensive residential sale in Sarasota County history. Located at 845 Longboat Club Rd, the property is nicknamed “Serenissima ” for “the most serene," and was originally listed at $35 million. It went under contract 25...

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (WWSB) - As colder weather sets in, health officials are seeing a seasonal rise in flu cases nationwide, with some areas reporting sharper increases than usual. Several counties in Florida are experiencing an uptick, including Manatee County, where doctors are noting an increase in influenza...

VENICE — Three South County residents are among 14 people whose arrests were announced by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday as the result of a multi-jurisdictional narcotics investigation from 2024 to 2025.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A new housing project is taking shape with a mission beyond bricks and mortar. A local nonprofit has officially broken ground on a development designed to support young adults aging out of the foster care system. The project aims to provide not just housing, but...