Sarasota FL

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota Police have reported that a vehicle crash is blocking traffic on Second Street from Orange Avenue to Adelia Avenue. Police have asked drivers to avoid the area while the crash is investigated. No injuries have been reported at this time. The situation is still developing...

Prolific author Harlan Coben is everywhere these days—including Sarasota. The award-winning writer of 35 novels of thrills and suspense is in the midst of an ongoing Netflix deal (the latest miniseries of which, Run Away, premiered New Year’s Day), recently oversaw the debut of Lazarus on Amazon Prime Video, hosts...

BRADENTON, Fla. - Saturday will mark two decades of a real-life nightmare for a Bradenton family. Every moment since Jennifer Kesse’s dad, Drew Kesse, got a call she hadn't shown up for work, he and his wife Joyce Kesse, have kept up hope they could find the missing piece that would lead to her disappearance.

BRADENTON, Fla. — A 16-year-old boy was killed in a Manatee County crash where he was the passenger on a motorcycle. The Florida Highway Patrol said this happened Monday morning when the teen was riding with a 17-year-old motorcyclist who ran a red light at an intersection on State Road 70 and Caruso Road.

From laid-back Gulf Coast spots to Atlantic Coast gems, these Florida beach towns prove you could rent a home near the beach for $1,900 a month or less.

SARASOTA — It's unusual to find a room filled with all of a county's local officials, but in the name of education, Sarasota County leaders made an exception.

The courtyard of Towles Court — a former artists’ colony in downtown Sarasota’s historic Laurel Park neighborhood — is for sale, along with a nearby home built more than a century ago that is now designated as a mixed-use building. The 0.11-acre empty lot , located at 1930 Adams Lane, is listed for $725,000 and is...

Martin Luther King Jr. will forever be remembered as a man whose words held immense power to change the world. He was the epitome of the phrase "The pen is mightier than the sword." His fight for justice and championing racial equality made him a major leader in the Civil...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida lawmakers have proposed a bill that could strengthen electric bike laws. The bill would have a new licensing requirement, and riders could face fines for modifying their bike. E-bikes have changed EBike Adventures of St Pete owner Drew Pomeroy’s life. “After about 100...

Letter paints inaccurate picture of Sarasota I'm the last one to want more people here, but why would you publish such an ill-informed letter written by someone who really doesn't know the area (" Does Sarasota deserve top 10 ranking as a place to retire? " Jan. 12)? So many misstatements. The medical care is...