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.
A Bradenton man and Sarasota County man face charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said.
Wildlife volunteers worked with Venice police, firefighters to rescue an injured pelican from Dockside Grill’s tiki roof Sunday.
Deputies responding to a tripped home alarm foiled a Christmas night break-in, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.
A Sarasota man faces charges after offering an undercover police officer money for oral sex, police said.
The woman who accused FL GOP chair Christian Ziegler of rape said she didn’t consent to being recorded, reports said.
A lost paddleboarder was rescued Saturday afternoon from the “remote Ten Thousand Islands,” the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said.
U.S. marshals in Ohio arrested a man accused of sexually battering a young relative in Sarasota County, the sheriff's office said.
A Sarasota woman was killed Christmas Eve after being thrown from her ATV, which overturned when she lost control, FL Highway Patrol said.
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A man, two cats and two dogs were killed in a fire Saturday afternoon at a North Port home, firefighters said.
A Sarasota woman was wearing the new Converse sneakers she stole from the front porch of a home at the time of her arrest, police said.
In the FL lawsuit between the families of murder victim Gabby Petito and her killer, Brian Laundrie, a Tuesday court fight was canceled.
The attorney who represented Brian Laundrie's parents in a lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito's family said the FL couple faced death threats.
A 73-year-old WI woman was killed in a Friday morning crash near the parking lot entrance to the Lowe's store in Venice, FHP said.
Police recovered a cell phone video that FL GOP Chair Christian Ziegler took of his sexual encounter with his rape accuser, a report said.
The family of Gabby Petito said they would consider settling a Florida lawsuit against Brian Laundrie's parents if the terms were right.
Brian Laundrie's parents in Florida hired him a nationally known attorney a week before Gabby Petito was reported missing, a report says.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has called for the resignation of Florida GOP chair Christian Ziegler after he was accused of sexual battery this week.
Three people face charges in the armed robbery of a 19-year-old early Friday morning on Main Street, Sarasota police said.