Sarasota FL

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A small but passionate group of animal rights activists stood outside the Sarasota County Fairgrounds where the Loomis Bros. Circus performed over the weekend. The protesters held signs along Fruitville Road, urging people not to support Loomis Bros., one of a handful of circuses that still...

A federal jury recently delivered a verdict in a significant drug trafficking case. Mexican national Lorenzo Valerio-Popoca, aged 31, has been convicted on charges of conspiring to traffic methamphetamine in both Hillsborough and Manatee Counties, according to an announcement by United States Attorney Gregory W....

The City of St. Petersburg is the next target of the state of Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts. In a nine-page letter dated Aug. 1, state auditors say that among the programs the city has implemented that they want more information about are those addressing diversity, equity, and...

In the rolling hills of Ohio’s Amish Country sits a dining institution where elastic waistbands aren’t just recommended—they’re practically required equipment for the feast that awaits. There’s something almost spiritual about driving through Ohio’s Holmes County, where horse-drawn buggies share the road with cars...

Law enforcement across Florida are searching for a missing teenager last seen walking away from a vehicle along Interstate 75 in Manatee County.

A Cape Coral man was involved in a fatal accident Friday, Aug. 1, in Sarasota County. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by a 60-year-old Venice man, collided with a trailer being towed by a truck driven by the 53-year-old Cape...

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - Local and federal law enforcement arrested six suspected drug dealers Aug.1 at the start of a three-day music festival in Venice, officials said. Detectives from the Venice Police Department, in coordination with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement,...

Manatee County commissioners approved an ordinance that will regulate the use of electric bicycles on roads, pathways, sidewalks, crosswalks and intersections in unincorporated Manatee County. After several residents complained about teenagers taunting them and riding recklessly on electric bikes around the Lakewood...

The City of Bradenton will keep its school zone speed cameras for the new school year, despite Manatee County ending its program following public criticism. While county commissioners voted in March to end their camera program after issuing more than 55,000 tickets, the Bradenton Police Department says the city’s...

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center recognized as high performing among three procedures and/or conditions. Lakewood Ranch Medical Center has been named among U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospitals edition as a High Performing hospital for heart attack, hip fracture and knee replacement. This is the highest...