Authorities released the autopsy results and 911 call audio of a standoff with police, which showed that a Sarasota man who killed a woman in front of an officer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the Newsroom: The Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Audio: 911 calls in Sarasota officer-involved shooting

Two women were arrested after they pulled over a car while impersonating law enforcement officers and streamed the event on social media early Sunday, the Sarasota Police Department reports. Read the story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Audio: Sarasota 911 caller reports officer believed to be in trouble

The victim of a Dec. 15, 2020, shark bite has been identified as a 39-year-old man who had his arm and hand bitten while he was swimming off of Siesta Key. A caller said he was "bleeding to death." Read the complete story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

911 call audio: Sarasota man bitten by shark

A phony 911 caller told dispatchers he had killed his daughter and tied up his wife at the couple’s address. That phony 911 call set in motion a chain of events that culminated with a SWAT raid in Eastern Sarasota, and a terrified young couple being ordered out of their home, searched and taken to the ground at gunpoint. (Be aware: there is adult language in the recording.)

911 call in Sarasota 'swatting' incident

In this podcast, Herald-Tribune senior reporter Billy Cox talks with topics editor Lee Williams about his "Python Man" story, which focuses on Dusty Crum, a Sarasota native who hunts invasive pythons in the Everglades with his bare hands (and bare feet) and stars in "Guardians of the Glades" on the Discovery Channel.

Reporter Billy Cox talks about Myakka City python hunter and reality TV star Dusty "Wildman" Crum

Herald-Tribune reporter Billy Cox asks retired U.S. Marines general and former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly about UFOs. Recorded Jan. 27, 2020, in Sarasota, Florida.

John Kelly questioned about UFOs

On this episode, senior reporter Billy Cox talks about his story that's coming Sunday, which updates the legal class-action lawsuit involving veterans who received other-than-honorable discharges because of PTSD, TBI and other non-visible wounds. 

Reporter Billy Cox talks about "Bad Paper" discharge story

We talk about plastic pollution with a Sarasota mother who joined the fight against microplastics and became a member of the group Rethinking Plastic.

Weather Permitting: Microplastics

A discussion of coral health and disease with Mote Marine Laboratory Dr. Erinn Muller, the science director of Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research and Restoration. Join the Weather Permitting group on Facebook. 

Weather Permitting: Coral Health

Kimberly Miller gives a weather forecast for Jacksonville, FL for Sat. Nov 2nd, leading up to the Florida Georgia Rivalry Football Game

Kimberly Miller Game Day FLA/GA Weather Forecast with Gatehouse Florida Weather Reporter

Jimmy Geurts sits down with Wade Tatangelo to discuss some of the films shot in our area.

Jimmy Geurts talks about the biggest movies made in Sarasota-Manatee

Senior reporter Dale White discusses his recent project on the increasing cost of potable water in Florida. 

Water Issues: The increasing demand and cost of potable water in Florida

Assistant State Attorney Arthur Brown interviews Lisa Michelle Frith Szabo, who was in a Bradenton Beach hotel room next to the room where Sheena Morris was found dead on New Years Day 2009. Szabo's attorney, who was not identified in the recording, is also present. Related story: Sheena Morris’ family says Bradenton Beach death investigations were biased

Lisa Michelle Frith Szabo interview in Sheena Morris case

In this recording provided to the Herald-Tribune, a man believed to be Lincoln Memorial Academy Principal Ronnie King says students who walk out of class in protest could be arrested. Read the story

Manatee students who protest told of potential arrest

Topics Editor Lee Williams talks about his latest story on the 2009 death of Sheena Morris 

Sheena Morris

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