William Salyer, who goes by the nickname “T,” was last seen on foot Tuesday morning around 8am at his home on the 3000 block of Ridge Avenue in Sarasota.

Authorities say between August 13 at 8am and August 14 at 5pm, the woman entered the business on the 300 block of John Ringling Boulevard and took the items off the walls.

The one-alarm blaze started in a vacant home on Links Avenue near MLK Boulevard and the smoke carried to nearby 301, a busy thoroughfare into the City of Sarasota. When crews arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames.

The Sarasota Family YMCA board has agreed in principle on a plan from Dreamers Academy, Save Our Y and Project Stoked to keep the fitness centers open.

The man, described by police as around 50-years-old, was found in a pond near Basilica and Benissimo Drive in the West Villages area.

According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, as of Wednesday, 37.764 million gallons have flowed into a pond at the Bee Ridge Water Facility on Lorraine Road. The pond then feeds Phillippi Creek.

The county’s Emergency Operations Center is where three K9 units were able to train on how to ride up in a helicopter, land and then find their target.

Overnight during the early hours of Tuesday morning, Tampa International Airport successfully imploded the old Red Side Rental Car Garage.

Women are invited to take part in a free wellness expo called ‘Modern Woman’ in Manatee County next month.

Sarasota County School Superintendent Todd Bowden is now calling for an investigation into his accuser and the local teacher’s union.

Authorities say a stove in a home on the 6000 block of Amoko Court exploded due to an issue involving the pilot light. One victim suffered burns and Bayflite was called to transport them to the hospital.

The number of of Hepatitis A cases in Florida continues to increase.

Police say around 2:30am on August 15, four men disguised in heavy clothing entered the store and stole cash and cigarettes. Police say that the store clerk told them that the men threatened to shoot her if she didn’t cooperate.

Saute Shrimp taco with local lychee salsa

Sarasota Police are making an all-call for people interested in taking part in the Department’s Citizens Academy.

After a several month investigation regarding the hit and run fatal crash February 27, on I-75 at mm 202 in Sarasota County, FHP troopers have arrested 28-year-old Robert Herrera as the the hit and run driver.

A 57-year-old Sarasota man was on Friday by deputies for possession of child pornography.

A mother of three swept up in an I.C.E. raid this month remains separated from her children, including her 4-month-old daughter who she still breast-feeds.

According to the CDC, the United States has seen the most cases of measles this year since 1992.

Major League Baseball (MLB) released every team’s 2020 Spring Training schedule on Monday.

Bullying is a problem in schools across the country.

A happy surprise is in store for some Sarasota County students today.

The State Attorney’s office will decide whether charges will be filed after a Manatee County Corrections Officer was seen slugging an inmate.

Manatee County may be adding a parking fee for its nine ramp sites in the near future.

Deputies arrested a 30-year-old man, who is already a convicted felon, on drug and weapons charges Thursday night after a traffic stop and brief vehicle pursuit.

Around 2:30am on Saturday, the three pedestrians - 47-year-old Donald Keefer of Palmetto, 13-year-old Tyler Pittard of Palmetto, and 40-year-old Misty Zipperer of Palmetto - were walking in the grass on the west shoulder of U.S. 19, just south of 49th Street East, when they were hit by a truck.

The spill extended around 1,000 yards and forced authorities to leave two lanes closed Monday morning between State Road 70 and University Parkway, backing up traffic for miles.

Florida Highway Patrol says around 3:15 a.m., 28-year-old Yusuf Memon of Venice was entering the northbound ramp to I-75, north of State Road 681, in the right lane when he lost control of his car, running off the roadway and hitting a tree.

Several schools in South Florida received bomb threats earlier this week.

A Florida family’s dog is dying after getting a deadly fungus from swimming in the lake near their home.