A middle school teacher was arrested and charged with sexual battery and lewd and lascivious molestation of a child, Sarasota sheriff said.
Shots were fired in a Sarasota high school parking lot during an event held on campus by an outside organization, the principal said.
A head-on crash in Longboat Key sent both drivers to Blake Medical Center with serious injuries, Sarasota police said.
A Parrish woman, 18, was thrown from her SUV after it hit a concrete barrier and overturned on I-75 in Sarasota County, FL troopers said.
A 17-year-old from Manatee County was charged with second-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting in Sarasota, police said.
The sentence for the former Sarasota Little League treasurer who stole $200K from the organization includes jail time, reports said.
A man found bleeding on the ground near Central Avenue died on the way to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, police said.
A missing 81-year-old woman was found dead in the woods near a Sarasota senior living facility, the sheriff’s office said.
Troopers arrested the man after pulling over his Ford Mustang late Friday night.
Sarasota police said a real-time alert helped officers stop a man driving a Mercedes-Benz tied to Brevard County burglaries.
Sarasota County officials say repeated wire thefts have darkened stretches of road and raised safety concerns for drivers.
After stealing $20K in scratch-off tickets from the gas station he worked at, a Bradenton man reportedly asked to be rehired to repay debt.
Investigators are asking the public for tips after a late-night shooting in the Sarasota area.
Watch the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Aviation Section help FWC officers track "a potential poacher" at Myakka State Park.
A pick-up truck drove through a stop sign into a Sarasota home, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
A Clearwater man was arrested the day after fatally shooting a man during an argument at a Pinellas Park business, deputies said.
A brush fire in southern Sarasota County has led to the evacuation of a Venice neighborhood, firefighters said.
A man adjusting his holstered gun while shopping at Walmart accidentally shot himself in the leg and groin, Sarasota County sheriff said.
A man who reportedly went into the waters off Siesta Key and never returned to shore was found safe at a Sarasota intersection, SCSO said.
A bobcat kitten, just a few weeks old, was found meowing and crawling through ashes at the site of a FL brush fire.
Sarasota police said officers found Glock magazines on the 18-year-old suspect and later recovered a firearm near the arrest scene.
Construction workers found skeletal remains at a Newtown construction site, which investigators continue to search, reports said.
A 23-year-old Sarasota man was arrested after having sex with an underage girl he met on Snapchat, police said.
A Sarasota woman was arrested after firing a gun at an empty vehicle, police said.
A man was charged with animal cruelty, 2 counts of murder for fatally shooting his girlfriend, son and family dog in Sarasota, SCSO said.
The shooting occurred shortly after 11:20 a.m. in Sarasota's Artistry neighborhood.
A 67-year-old Sarasota man faces 2 felonies after offering two girls, 12 and 13, a ride and trying to lure them into his truck, police said.
Police said a suspect hiding near a Sarasota home fired multiple shots at a vehicle as a man pulled out of his driveway.
A Sarasota man was charged with DUI manslaughter in connection with a 4-vehicle crash on I-75 that left a Bradenton woman dead, FHP said.
The Medical Examiner's Office is working to determine the cause of death of a child found unresponsive on Dixie Avenue, police said.
The woman was convicted in January of posting a video on TikTok calling for MAGA supporters to be shot on sight.
A child found unresponsive later died at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, police said.
The ex-girlfriend of an 18-year-old Sarasota “looksmaxxing” TikTok influencer found child porn images, on his phone, reports said.
A Sarasota man was arrested after crashing into an empty patrol car on I-75, FL troopers said. Debris from the crash hit a nearby trooper.
The girl suffered face and leg injuries when she was bitten by a dog that her family was meeting at Suncoast Humane Society in Englewood.
A house fire in the Sarasota area claimed one life and left two others hospitalized with injuries, reports said.
During a fight, a man was killed by his employee, who was charged with second-degree murder, Venice police said.
Investigators are looking for a man who walked into a Venice shop and urinated on merchandise on display in the store, police said.
Florida state police said the incident occurred Friday on Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota County.
An Ohio man pleaded no contest to driving under the influence in a fatal I-75 crash in December, FL troopers said.