A 20-year-old Sarasota man planning a racially motivated attack was arrested on gun and child porn charges, federal officials said.
NASCAR’s Greg Biffle was flying to Sarasota when his plane crashed in NC, killing him and his family on board, reports said.
A dump truck hit 13 vehicles stopped for a red light on Fruitville Road, Florida Highway Patrol said.
An eight-time convicted felon on probation was arrested on multiple drug charges, Sarasota police said.
An Ohio man is accused of driving under the influence in an I-75 crash that killed two near Sarasota, Florida Highway Patrol said.
Deputies wrangled a 10-foot, 3-inch-long gator outside a Venice 7-Eleven, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.
A man who previously impregnated 2 girls under 16 was sentenced to prison for 2 new sexual battery crimes in Sarasota, state attorney said.
A man was charged with attempted burglary after breaking into an occupied Venice home last month, the Sarasota County sheriff said.
It took eight people, including seven deputies, to wrangle a 14-foot-long, 600-pound gator in Sarasota County.
During a recent holiday retail theft initiative at the University Town Center mall, 11 were arrested, the Sarasota County sheriff said.
An Englewood woman died after losing control of her vehicle while speeding and hitting a light pole, Florida troopers said.
Sen. Rick Scott's Naples home was the target of a Thanksgiving Day swatting attempt — the second in about two years - he said.
Investigators are working to identify a driver who died after crashing into a bridge pillar on Interstate 75, FL troopers said.
An Englewood man was charged with murder in the fatal shootings of his two brothers during a NY hunting trip, troopers said.
A school employee and volunteer is accused of inappropriately touching three 14- and 15-year-old boys on campus, Sarasota police said.
A bomb squad responded to a Sarasota school after a student brought inactive grenades to campus, police said.
Scammers posing as Sarasota County deputies are targeting domestic violence victims, the sheriff’s office said.
A former Sarasota County Little League treasurer was charged with larceny for stealing money from the league, the sheriff’s office said.
A woman was treated at Sarasota Memorial Hospital after being shot by her husband, the sheriff’s office said.
A man found guilty of shooting his neighbor’s cat to death in Sarasota will spend time behind bars, reports said.
A Venice man died after speeding and losing control of his car in a Sarasota County crash, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
One woman was killed and two people injured, one critically, in a southern Sarasota County Crash, FL Highway Patrol said.
One of the patrol cars that crashed overturned while chasing a reckless driver from North Porto into Sarasota, police said.
A deputy shot a man wielding a knife in Sarasota County, the sheriff's office said.
Town Square University Parkway, a 1950s-themed adult day center, is asking the community to donate plants for the garden.
A FL deputy was arrested for inappropriate conversations and exchanging nude photos with a 10-year-old TX girl on TikTok, deputies said.
A driver left a Sarasota crash site after hitting a man who was thrown from his motorcycle and landed on the road, FL Highway Patrol said.
One person was found dead in a fatal shooting at a Sarasota home, deputies said.
A former security aide and bus driver for Sarasota County Schools was arrested for sexually battering student, Manatee County sheriff said.
A man who faked a 911 call and shot at two Sarasota County paramedics in 2019 was sentenced to decades in prison, police said.
The Florida couple told the boy they were either going to travel to Idaho or Guam before abandoning him on I-75, media reports say.
A deputy is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the leg during annual firearm training, the Charlotte County sheriff said.
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The passenger of a car pulled over for a traffic stop last month faces multiple drug charges, Sarasota police said.
A Sarasota man crossing Bee Ridge Road was hit by a car and died, Florida Highway Patrol said.
A woman was arrested in a drug bust on I-75 in Sarasota County, Venice police said.
A 79-year-old man was caught stealing pickleball paddles during the ribbon-cutting event for new courts, Venice police said.
A driver hit the gas pedal instead of the brake sending their vehicle into a laundromat, Sarasota police said.
A swimmer pulled from Gulf waters at a Sarasota beach died despite life-saving efforts, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said.
The collision occurred Friday near the intersection of Mission Valley Boulevard and Pinto Circle, police said.