WSLR News

06/06/2026

Florida lawmakers slash New College’s budget by 40% - while allowing the 900-student campus to take over the 2,000-student USF Sarasota-Manatee campus.

... while shutting down USF Sarasota-Manatee to expand the New College campus.

06/01/2026

Welcome, WSLR News summer interns Ifhmalee Cacieus, Noah Lechtenstein, and Rhatia Murphy!

06/01/2026

The neglect of this historic Black cemetery spans decades, and the community responds in fits and spurts. Will history repeat itself? Brice Claypoole talked to residents and veteran officials, and dug into local archives.

Old Memphis Cemetery's neglect spans decades.

05/29/2026

After the discovery of 17 damaged and vandalized graves in a historically Black cemetery, the community is coming together. But why did it take months? And is history repeating itself? WSLR News reporter Brice Claypoole did some research.

05/26/2026

Tune in for the District 1 School Board Candidate Forum on WSLR 96.5 FM at 6pm or livestream here:

Join us for a deep dive into the issues of the Sarasota County School Board when Fogartyville hosts a forum with the candidates vying for the District 1 seat...

05/20/2026

Three ways to listen:

📻96.5FM
💻wslr.org
📲WSLR app

05/19/2026

"We’re attached to a lifeline as a diver would be, and if that lifeline is cut off, then we’re adrift, floating out to sea." -- USF faculty Scott Perry, a co-signer of the Save USF Sarasota-Manatee cause

WSLR News reporter Nic Steinig is following the story.

🔗 https://wslr.org/florida-house-votes-again-to-shut-down-usf-sarasota-manatee/

05/19/2026

We now know who will be succeeding Dr. Shelley.

We are excited to announce that Mr. Jamal Crook has been appointed as the new Principal of Booker High School starting June 1, 2026. 🎉

05/15/2026