The victim claims she was in a relationship with FL GOP chair Christian Ziegler, and his wife, a Moms for Liberty co-founder, a report said.
An Englewood motorcyclist was killed on Thanksgiving day in a crash on State Road 776 in Sarasota County, Florida Highway Patrol said.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is seeking new information in the death of Mary Jo Shelleby, whose body was found 50 years ago.
A pistol was found in the carry-on bag of an 85-year-old woman flying out of Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, a report said.
Here’s who made the witness list for Gabby Petito’s parents in their civil lawsuit in Sarasota County against Brian Laundrie’s parents.
Commissioners took the first steps to recriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in Sarasota on Monday, a report said.
A man was convicted in the 2020 fatal shooting of an ex-girlfriend in the drive-thru of a Venice bank, the state attorney’s office said.
The attorney for Gabby Petito's killer, Brian Laundrie, and his parents has asked a FL judge to keep conversations they had confidential.
A Tampa man and an Orlando woman were charged with attempted grand theft auto, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.
A pedestrian was hit and killed by a DUI driver while crossing Clark Road in Sarasota Monday night, Florida Highway Patrol said.
A Sarasota man was charged with trafficking in fentanyl, plus five more felonies for drug possession, Collier County Sheriff's Office said.
A Bradenton man was high on nitrous oxide when he crashed into a motorcyclist, killing him in 2021, Sarasota police said.
A man died after crossing the median on Bee Ridge Road and driving his truck into an SUV Sunday morning, Florida Highway Patrol said.
A Boca Raton man was charged with grand theft, fraud and theft, Venice police said.
A number of unlocked cars have been burglarized in the Capri Isles and Edmundson neighborhoods, Venice police said.
A manatee hit by a watercraft and tangled in fishing line was rescued from Venice waters Thursday, police said.
A Manatee County firefighter charged with child porn possession also looked up the age of consent in other countries, Sarasota police said.
Five people were charged and there are outstanding warrants for eight suspects in an identity theft scheme, Sarasota County sheriff said.
A Port Charlotte Chili’s employee stole a coworker's wallet and fraudulently used her credit cards to buy beer and a pumpkin, deputies said.
A Sarasota man told the World Jewish Congress in New York, "I would kill every single one of you Israelis," the U.S Dept. of Justice said.
A man arrested on a warrant for fleeing to elude law enforcement faces additional charges after drugs found in car, Sarasota police said.
An 80-year-old woman with dementia was accidentally locked in a neighbor’s garage with no food for six days, Collier County sheriff said.
A Sarasota felon threw a loaded gun in the bushes when he saw the sheriff’s office’s helicopter following him, the U.S. DOJ said.
Lakeview Park has a disc golf course and witnesses said the man was frequently in or around the pond looking for discs, reports said.
A woman who killed four men changing a tire on I-75 in a 2021 DUI crash will spend 40 years in prison, the state attorney’s office said.
A woman shot and killed a former coworker at KindVet of Sarasota before turning the gun on herself, the Sarasota County sheriff said.
A former employee at KindVet of Sarasota Urgent Care shot, killed herself, a coworker, reports said.
A man died after suffering a medical episode while in the water at Warm Mineral Springs Friday, North Port police said.
The parents of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie came face to face in a Venice courtroom for the first time since her murder.
The 32-year-old man who was shot and killed early Tuesday after driving into a deputy has been identified, the Sarasota County sheriff said.
A driver was shot and killed by a deputy he tried to run over early Tuesday morning, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.
A father and daughter burned a raccoon alive in a Sarasota dumpster last year, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said.
A student was taken into custody after bringing a weapon to Woodland Middle School in North Port, Sarasota County Schools said.
A Sarasota County deputy faces charges after being paid more than $1,000 for overtime he didn’t actually work, the sheriff’s office said.
A man with tattoos on his right leg, including what could be the Cheshire Cat, is being sought by Venice police: Watch the video.
A Sarasota woman had a .294 alcohol level after a hit-and-run crash that killed a man on a motorized scooter in 2020, police said.
A Tennessee man died after hitting the back of a van and being thrown from his motorcycle in a crash on I-75 in Sarasota County, FHP said.
A former Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office employee was charged with one count of workers’ compensation fraud, the agency said.
Days after strangling Gabby Petito to death at a WY campsite, Laundrie texted a friend about the “once in a lifetime” trip, a report said.
No injuries were reported after shots were fired Wednesday night at a Circle K gas station, North Port police said.