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.
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.