WSNN-TV (Sarasota, FL)

WSNN-LD is a low-powered television station that operates on virtual channel 39 and UHF digital channel 26, based in Sarasota, Florida, USA. It is owned by Citadel Communications and managed by LDB Media, LLC. The station features the Suncoast News Network (SNN), which delivers news primarily for the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota Metropolitan Statistical Area, covering Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte counties. SNN collaborates with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and is located in downtown Sarasota. For viewers using cable, WSNN is available on Comcast channel 6 (SD) and 400 (HD) in Sarasota and Charlotte Counties, Frontier FiOS on channel 9 (SD) and 509 (HD), and Spectrum on channel 20 (SD) and 1020 (HD). The transmitter for WSNN can be found on Cedar Hammock Lane in Sarasota.

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‘Debris presents risks’: Debris piles remain from Hurricane Milton at Lakeland retirement community

4 days ago | snntv.com | Staci DaSilva

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — For the first time in two months, and at the start of a new hurricane season, the city of Lakeland picked up debris from Hurricane Milton at The Estates at Carpenters. What caused the delay and what will happen in the future are still unclear. “With the population that we serve, debris presents risk,” said Brian Robare, CEO and executive director at The Estates of Carpenters.
Lakeland police, volunteer groups working to find man who went missing May 13

4 days ago | snntv.com | Staci DaSilva

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Lakeland police and a group of volunteers are working to find a man who has been missing for weeks. Frederick Blackwelder, 71, spent most of his time in south Lakeland, where he and other family members live, according to Lakeland Police. “[He] just visits family and attends church so that’s the area that he usually stays in,” said Officer Stephanie Kerr, public information officer at Lakeland Police Department.
Pinellas man blames error on state report for uptick in car insurance rates

5 days ago | snntv.com | Shannon Behnken

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Steven Foley was stunned when he shopped for cheaper car insurance, only to discover why his rates were going up drastically. He found that an accident from August 2023 is showing up on his Motor Vehicle Report, known as an MVR, as an “at fault” accident. In reality, he said the accident was declared at “not at fault” by both the insurance company he had at the time and the Florida traffic crash report, filled out by law enforcement at the scene.
8 injured in Colorado attack by man with makeshift flamethrower who yelled 'Free Palestine', FBI says

5 days ago | snntv.com | Matthew Knight |Heather Willard

BOULDER, Colo. (NEXSTAR) — A man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled “Free Palestine” and hurled an incendiary device into a group that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages in Gaza, law enforcement officials said Sunday. Eight people were injured, some with burns. The suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, was booked into the Boulder County jail north of Denver and expected to face charges in connection with the attack the FBI was investigating as a terrorist act.
AG Uthmeier holds news conference in Tampa

5 days ago | snntv.com | Ashley Suter

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DeSantis holds news conference in Jupiter

1 week ago | snntv.com | Ashley Suter

by: Ashley Suter Posted: May 30, 2025 / 08:38 AM EDT Updated: May 30, 2025 / 08:39 AM EDT JUPITER, Fla. (WFLA)—Governor Ron DeSantis holds a news conference in Jupiter Friday morning. DeSantis is joined by the Florida Division of Emergency Management Director, Kevin Guthrie. The news conference will be at The Home Depot at 9 a.m. DeSantis will be live in the video player above.
Debate of Midnight Pass continues after reopening due to hurricanes

1 week ago | snntv.com | Justin Mosely

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) – Midnight Pass has been a topic of conversation in Sarasota for over forty years, but after three storms in one year, that changed the landscape forever. The debate on Midnight Pass and its future continues. Midnight Pass is a gateway to the Gulf with a narrow channel that provides boaters with a way to exit Little Sarasota Bay into the Gulf. Without it, boaters have to travel miles north or south to exit the bay. However, for decades, this shortcut was closed.
Scam alert: Fake traffic ticket texts target Florida drivers

1 week ago | snntv.com | Kristi Sultan

BRADENTON, Fla. (SNN) — A new scheme is sweeping across the Suncoast and the state of Florida, targeting drivers with fake unpaid traffic ticket warnings and pressuring them to pay immediately or face serious consequences. The scheme involves a text message claiming to be from the Department of Motor Vehicles. It warns of unpaid fines and threatens license suspension, pushing unsuspecting recipients to send money right away. But officials are urging the public to think twice before taking the bait.
‘It’s a tough job’: Manatee Co. bus drivers get special sendoff for the last day of school

1 week ago | snntv.com | Alessandra Young

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Thursday marked the last day of school for students in Manatee County. As a thank you, the bus drivers got a special send-off as they went to pick up students on their routes. In Manatee County, they have a special tradition that they do on the first and last days of school. A group of school board members, administrators, and staff gather around, waving and cheering to send the bus drivers off on their way.
LIVE: Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks in Fort Myers

1 week ago | snntv.com | Ashley Suter

Posted: May 29, 2025 / 10:06 AM EDT Updated: May 29, 2025 / 10:07 AM EDT FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA)— Governor Ron DeSantis holds a news conference in Fort Myers Thursday morning. DeSantis will be joined by the Florida Department of Health Surgeon General, Dr. Joe Ladapo. The news conference will be at the Gulf Coast Medical Center, Main Hospital in Fort Myers. DeSantis will be live in the video player above.