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.
A man and a woman were arrested for running an illegal gambling operation in Sarasota after a months-long investigation, deputies said.
Officers recovered a stolen car and arrested the thief in less than an hour, Sarasota police said.
A Venice man was arrested on 42 child porn-related charges after an online tip was submitted to the Sarasota County sheriff.
Prosecutors said the woman was shot twice in the head while sitting on her bed in their North Port home.
A bicyclist was hit by an SUV while crossing a Sarasota-area road and died at the scene, FL troopers said.
A motorcyclist was killed after being hit by an SUV on U.S. 41 in Sarasota County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
A FL man who abducted, raped and murdered a young North Port wife and mother of two in 2008, despite numerous 911 calls, was executed.
An arrest was made in the death of a man found fatally shot on a Venice sidewalk in April 2025, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.
A Sarasota woman was found guilty of making shooting threats against MAGA supporters in TikTok videos, the U.S. DOJ said.
The 72-year-old North Port man was arrested last week and charged with nearly 20 counts related to the accusations.
A 48-year-old woman stabbed her 76-year-old roommate to death and stole his pickup truck, Charlotte County deputies said.
In a video posted to TikTok, the woman called for MAGA supporters to be shot on sight, according to prosecutors.
A Sarasota medical lab agreed to pay about $1 million in a settlement over Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act violations, US DOJ said.
A Port Charlotte man faces charges for falsely reporting a bomb threat at a Venice UPS store, police said.
Watch a video of a Sarasota deputy giving a dose of “tough love” to a 14-year-old illegally riding an e-motorcycle.
A NY woman wanted for reckless homicide in Indiana was taken into custody in Venice, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.
FL troopers and Sarasota County deputies are investigating a crash on a major Sarasota road. Drivers are asked to find alternate routes.
One person was killed and another injured in a domestic shooting at a Lakewood Ranch apartment, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.
A man and a woman were pulled to safety from a burning Sarasota home by police officers. Watch a video from the rescue.
A 75-year-old Venice man was arrested for the murder of a 24-year-old Bradenton woman who has been missing since 2024, police said.
A Sarasota man was hit and killed by a tractor-trailer truck while standing outside his vehicle parked on the shoulder of I-75, FHP said.
After 26 years, an arrest was made in a 1999 cold-case murder in Sarasota, the sheriff’s office said.
In a statement shared on social media, Principal Ryan Shurley called the incident "serious and unacceptable."
A man killed his ex-girlfriend in South FL before shooting and killing her mother, stepfather, brother and their housekeeper in Sarasota.
The shooter took his own life after fatally shooting four others at a Sarasota home, the sheriff’s office said.
A motorcyclist died after being hit by a van at an intersection near Nokomis, Florida Highway Patrol said.
Multiple people, including the suspect, were found dead inside a Sarasota home in a gated community, the sheriff’s office said.
A bicyclist died after being hit by a truck turning into a Siesta Beach access, Florida troopers said.
Investigators are looking for a car involved in a hit-and-run crash that injured a bicyclist on Bee Ridge Road, FL troopers said.
A son faces multiple charges for shooting his father in the leg outside a Lowe’s store in Sarasota, reports said.
A 20-year-old man, who is a lifeguard at the North Port Aquatic Center, was found naked in a car with a 13-year-old girl, the sheriff said.
One person was shot at a Sarasota Lowe’s store in “an isolated domestic incident,” the sheriff’s office said.
Fire crews contained a 52-acre brush fire along Interstate 75 in Sarasota County, North Port fire officials said.