Sarasota FL

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (WWSB) — Attorneys for Ashley Benefield have filed an appeal seeking a new trial nearly a year and a half after her manslaughter conviction in her husband’s death. Benefield was sentenced to 20 years in prison in December for the 2020 shooting death of her...

Kyle Pfender, a law enforcement lieutenant with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, probably wishes that those attending Santa's Grand Arrival Parade on Nov. 8 at The Mall at University Town Center could swoop into the area on Santa's sleigh. But they can't, and he knows it. With between 15,000 to...

Bradenton police are searching for a man accused of burglarizing a concession stand and maintenance shed at St. Stephen's Episcopal School over the weekend.

A proposal before the commission Thursday would remove bonuses for projects too close to market rate. Host: Manatee County’s efforts to get affordable housing built has produced thousands of new units. But most of them are still out of reach for most working families. This Thursday, Manatee County could eliminate...

NOKOMIS — One person was killed in a crash along Tamiami Trail on Thursday.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The City of Sarasota Development Review Committee reviewed a proposal for 18 townhomes on 2.33 acres across from the SRQ Airport runway on Wednesday. The land is located at University Parkway and Old Bradenton Road. During the meeting, committee members asked for several revisions from the...

North Port Police said one of it's cruisers flipped over during a high-speed chase on Tuesday night. New helicopter video shows the moment it happened.

VENICE — After the Sarasota County Planning Commission shot down a south county rezoning project, the Sarasota County Commission unanimously approved changes.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Weddings are meant to be a day to remember. But more couples are making sure that big expenses aren’t part of the memory. Smaller weddings became more frequent starting with the pandemic — but years later, the trend is continuing. Being busy isn’t...

They say that every moment counts in a crisis, and K9 officer Mary Lou showed just how true that can be. This exceptional Bloodhound, working alongside Deputy Sarah Ernstes of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, demonstrated her incredible tracking abilities when they were needed most. After...