Bradenton FL

Jebcore Companies has purchased a 69-acre site in Ruskin for $4.5 million and plans to transform the land into a multi-use waste management campus that will support future growth in Hillsborough County. The acquisition includes a $3 million land purchase from Yu An Farms and $1.5 million in planning and...

SARASOTA — Sarasota Memorial Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has been named among the nation’s best nursing homes for the fourth straight year by U.S. News.

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — The Bradenton Police Department said it found a dog wandering in the streets on Nov. 21. A post from BPD said an officer located the dog around 800 25th Street east at 11 a.m. Police have not located the owner at this time, but an officer escorted the dog to Bishop […]

The Food Bank of Manatee, a PLUS program of Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee, will be hosting a Thanksgiving meal distribution on Monday, November 24, 2025, which will include frozen turkeys, canned vegetables, and all the trimmings for 750 local families to prepare a traditional holiday meal at home.

In a federal courtroom, Judge William F. Jung has meted out prison sentences to three individuals involved in a significant drug trafficking ring that spanned from California to the Middle District of Florida, according to a Department of Justice press release. The sentencing follows a chain of investigations and...

SARASOTA, Fla. – It started with complaints from neighbors tired of suspicious activity next door. It ended Thursday with SWAT teams at the door and four people in handcuffs. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) descended on a home at 2903 Leisure Place on November 20, executing a search...

A former Naples resident has been indicted, charged with orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that cheated dozens of investors out of millions of dollars. Gregory Kehoe, U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced the indictment at a press conference on Nov. 20 at the federal courthouse in Fort Myers. Brent...

NORTH PORT — A new housing option for people 55 and older was unveiled in North Port on Wednesday.

A 30-year-old Bradenton man was killed in Bradenton while walking across First Street early Thursday morning, troopers say. A Ford Explorer driven by a 17-year-old heading south on First Street, entered the intersection at 31st Ave. E. lawfully on a green light and crashed into the pedestrian around 6 a.m., according...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Tropicana Field’s new roof installation has been completed, the city of St. Petersburg announced. The installation of the final roof panel on the stadium was completed ahead of schedule. “I want to thank our City team and our contractors for their diligent work in getting the roof...