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.
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Sarasota, police said.
A woman was arrested for running an illegal gambling operation in Venice after a months-long investigation, Sarasota County sheriff said.
Detectives are investigating the death of a diver whose body was pulled from the waters off a Sarasota County beach.
A man was arrested on drug charges after a raid on a Sarasota home, police said.
A Sarasota man met a 12-year-old victim on an app and used them to produce child sex abuse material, the U.S. Justice Department said.
A Bradenton doctor who practiced medicine in Sarasota posed as a teenager online to ask a minor for nude photos, reports said.
An 18-year-old trying to stay in a Walmart store for 24 hours in a TikTok challenge was found in the dog bed section, a FL sheriff said.
Three people were arrested on gun and drug charges when a Hillsborough County search warrant was executed at a Sarasota home, police said.
A man accused in theft of a 1977 Porsche from the now-closed Sarasota Classic Car Museum was arrested again while out on bond, police said.
Detectives are investigating after a body was found in a Chevron gas station parking lot in Sarasota, reports said.
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.