Sarasota FL

NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) -On Christmas day, a 95-year-old man ran a red light and drove against traffic before crashing into a police car, according to a police report. 95-year-old Ronald Erickson was traveling northbound when he failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of U.S. 41 and South Sumter Crossing...

Just over a year after announcing plans to bring its exclusive club to Sarasota, representatives for 1000 NORTH secured partial sign-off of the city’s Development Review Committee on Dec. 17. Planned for the BLVD Sarasota building at the corner of Boulevard of the Arts and North Tamiami Trail, it...

Sarasota and Manatee counties’ school districts have shut the door on Schools of Hope charter operators seeking space inside public campuses — for now. Both districts denied the Nov. 11 requests made by Mater Academy and Somerset Academy to co-locate inside four schools: Emma E. Booker Elementary and Brookside Middle...

A Miami-based restaurant that made its Sarasota area debut last year has expanded further locally , taking over the permanently closed location of a national chain (albeit one that is making a comeback elsewhere.) Pura Vida Miami is now open at 4994 S. Tamiami Trail #100 in Sarasota's The Landings shopping plaza, in...

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (LWRMC) is proud to announce the official ribbon cutting of its new, state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Lab, marking a major milestone in the hospital’s ongoing investment in advanced heart care for the community. The hospital’s second Cath Lab opened for procedures on December 1,...

After decades of Sunday services, a 75-year-old church on the southern edge of the Euclid St. Paul’s neighborhood is preparing to take on a new role in the neighborhood by becoming housing for local residents. The former Pinellas Vietnamese Church of the Nazarene, located at 1225 9th Avenue North,...

Hollie Nelsen, who has taught at Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences for the past 13 years, was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in February 2025. Nelsen is an avid runner, and she was picked to run on Team Teal with the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition and has a goal of raising $21,000.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee and Sarasota counties are under a burn ban because of the dry and drought conditions in our area. The burn bans for both counties have been in effect since October 11th of this year. During this burn ban, you can’t light fireworks, fountain fireworks, or...

ST. PETERSBURG — Cold night shelters are open Tuesday, Dec. 30, at multiple locations across St. Pete. The Homeless Leadership Alliance has coordinated with local shelters to ensure that individuals in need have a warm and safe place to sleep. Shelters are activated when the National Weather Service expects a “feels...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A former social media influencer who scammed the federal government out of $1 million in disaster loans during the pandemic was sentenced Monday to 16 years in prison by a Sarasota Circuit Court judge for bank fraud. Danielle Miller had pleaded guilty to 38 counts of...