SARASOTA, FL (WFLA)-A Sarasota man was removed from life support Wednesday due to injuries he sustained in a weekend fishing accident. He was shot in the head with a spear gun on Saturday afternoon.

Fishing by net and by line is woven into Sarasota’s cultural fabric and history. The first Floridians embraced the fishing life for thousands of years, and in colonial times traders from Cuba ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — It was a very windy day out in Sarasota County because of Tropical Storm Nicole. The winds caused a boat to break away from its mooring across the bay. The boat then crashed into the ...

In addition to beautiful white-sand beaches, you'll also find the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, the Ringling Museum, ...

Some days are perfect. I wasn’t expecting a chilly February morning to be one of those days. I was going fishing for the first time and the temperature was 55 degrees. As someone who gets cranky when ...

SARASOTA – With temperatures at 85 degrees on Friday and a forecast of mostly sunny and breezy along the Sarasota Bay, it’s prime time to revisit the Tony Saprito Fishing Pier. The city-owned pier, ...

A decades-long effort to preserve and restore a rare piece of undeveloped coastline in Manatee County is complete. Known as FISH Preserve, the roughly 100-acre swath of green hugs Sarasota Bay, where ...

After spotlighting our favorite waterfront restaurants in Sarasota, Anna Maria Island, the Venice area, Bradenton, and Englewood, it's time to revisit a place unlike anywhere else in Florida: the ...

Nicholas Dauk is a longtime Florida resident who regularly explores Sarasota. He's got the scoop on everything from the best museums to the best beaches. Considered one of Florida's oldest and largest ...