A Tuesday night stabbing and shooting in the 1800 block of John Rivers Street is under investigation, Sarasota police said.
A boat caught fire Tuesday morning in the Intracoastal Waterway behind the 200 block of Rio Terra, the Venice Police Department said.
A driver and passenger were thrown from a pick-up truck in a single-vehicle crash in the Sarasota area Sunday night, FL Highway Patrol said.
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An SUV turned left into the path of a motorcycle on Clark Road, killing its 18-year-old driver, Florida Highway Patrol said.
Media reports say Christian and Bridget Ziegler are aiming to block communication records in a sexual battery case against the former.
A North Port man was found guilty of charges related to creating child sexual abuse videos and other materials, the U.S. DOJ said.
A death investigation related to a Thursday night shooting in the 2400 block of 23rd Street in Sarasota is underway, deputies said.
A Sarasota man arrested made a threatening phone call to the New York City-based World Jewish Congress in October, the U.S. DOJ said.
A video shared online shows the moment a man encountered a Florida panther, which he estimated to be about 200 pounds, a media report says.
Gabby Petito's family will proceed with a wrongful death lawsuit claiming Utah police could have prevented Brian Laundrie from killing her.
A North Fort Myers woman has been charged with felony animal abuse for beating pets at her grooming business in Sarasota, police said.
A 21-year-old Sarasota man died after being thrown from his motorcycle on State Road 72 Thursday, Florida Highway Patrol said.
State Attorney Ed Brodsky has decided not to charge former FL GOP chair Christian Ziegler with video voyeurism.
The woman who accused the ex-FL GOP chair of rape wanted to drop the rape case against him due to "emotional distress," a media report says.
After Gabby Petito was killed by her fiancee, her father told media a new FL bill allowing lethality assessments could have saved her life.
An overnight shooting injured one person, who was hospitalized, Sarasota police said. The shooting is still being investigated.
A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday afternoon after losing control and crashing into a tree in Sarasota County, FL Highway Patrol said.
An officer discharged their gun while arresting a suspect during a traffic stop near New College Monday morning, Sarasota police said.
The families of Gabby Petito, Brian Laundrie reached a confidential settlement in a civil lawsuit filed in Sarasota County, they said.
Overall, violent crimes in Sarasota dropped by more than 16 percent in 2023 compared to the prior year, police said.
Authorities searched more than 4,600 miles in the Gulf of Mexico for four SWFL men who left for a boating trip Saturday, police said.
An unlicensed contractor targeted Hurricane Ian victims, defrauding them of more than $100,000, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.
Brian Laundrie's parents confessed to being worried for Gabby Petito's wellbeing days after she was strangled to death, a media report says.
A single-vehicle crash on U.S. 41 in the Sarasota area took down a telephone pole, phone lines Sunday morning, FL Highway Patrol said.
Frantic killer Brian Laundrie called his parents 20 times in two days after strangling Gabby Petito, said she was “gone,” a report said.
A 70-year-old North Port woman was killed in a single-car crash on I-75 Saturday evening in Sarasota County, Florida Highway Patrol said.
A man was charged with murder after fatally shooting a woman following an argument, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.
Two people were rescued from a disabled boat in Venice waters Sunday night, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
North Port High School was evacuated Monday after online threats were made against multiple FL schools, police said.
In a rape investigation, Christian Ziegler claimed the couple had a threesome planned with his accuser. Bridget Ziegler disputed the claim.
Two Missouri men were arrested on charges related to “a predatory relationship” with a FL juvenile, Venice police said.
The body of a man wanted for the murder of his wife was found in the woods Friday afternoon, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said.
A man was arrested for indecent exposure and battery on nursing staff at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Venice, police said.
The boy, who was shot Monday evening, was airlifted to All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Sarasota police said.
A driver died after losing control and overturning on I-75 in Sarasota early Sunday morning, FL Highway Patrol said.
Sarasota police aren’t charging Christian Ziegler with rape, but suggest a video voyeurism charge against him to state attorney’s office.
Detectives want to speak with anyone who might have witnessed the fatal Friday morning shooting at Sarasota Commons.
A Venice man sent online messages threatening to carry out a racially or ethnically motivated mass shooting, the U.S. DOJ said.
Officers are asking for public assistance in finding a missing, endangered 15-year-old boy last seen early Thursday, Sarasota police said.