Sarasota FL

We hear from the wife of a detainee, from a senior citizen who is leaving the United States, and from a 16-year old activist. Host: Last Sunday, WSLR News reporter Ramon Lopez tagged along on a bus trip with a group of Sarasota clerics, worshippers and activists to a protest at the controversial immigration detention...

Tucked along Jacaranda Blvd in Venice, Peach’s Restaurant is the kind of no-frills breakfast spot locals guard like a secret. Regulars line up early because the biscuits and gravy hit that perfect comfort-food note without trying too hard. Prices are friendly, the vibe is casual, and the staff works...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday, Jan. 19, and trash pickup schedules, in addition to government building hours, will be adjusted in observance of this federal holiday. For the unincorporated parts of Manatee County, there will be no collection on Jan. 19. Trash will be collected one day later than the...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — 20 Manatee County residents are displaced following a duplex structure fire that resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue responded around 1:15 p.m. Saturday in the area of 60th Avenue Drive West where crews found a duplex with heavy black smoke and...

The Sarasota School Board chair’s post about a proposed resolution drew 1,300 comments—most of them negative. Home: The same week a woman was killed by an ICE agent in her own neighborhood in Minneapolis, Sarasota School Board Chair Bridget Ziegler posted on her professional Facebook page that she requested...

A popular downtown Sarasota restaurant — best known for its freshly baked pastries and freshly roasted coffee — recently opened a second location about a mile away. The expansion follows consistently long lines at the counter of the original location, as well as a full crowd during a recent Saturday morning visit to...

Three dogs that were removed from a Bradenton home in October have been approved for future adoption.

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - A convicted felon has returned to prison after police say they found a fully automatic machine gun in a car in Bradenton. A jury this week found 33-year-old Jibri Arrington guilty of possession of a machine gun and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

A man in Florida is accused of going to his ex-girlfriend's office building and shooting her at "point-blank range" before aiming his sights on one of her co-workers. Keith Roberts Jr., 29, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Myshaela Burnham, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

In an era dominated by electric drivetrains and over-the-air software updates, one Florida teenager has built a fast-growing company around a piece of hardware many drivers barely remember: the carburetor. By treating this “obsolete” component as both a niche market and a storytelling opportunity, she has turned...