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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Today, a cold front will be moving through the area. Showers will be most likely during the morning hours as the front pushes from northwest to southeast, clearing the region by late afternoon. Temperatures will start out mild early today but will steadily fall as cooler...

St. Petersburg police believe a Friday evening shooting that left one man dead and another hospitalized with critical injuries was an act of self-defense. Investigators say Syltico Morand, 29, and another man were armed when they tried to rob two men who were also armed and sitting in a vehicle parked on 22nd Lane...

A Sarasota man accused of fatally shooting his ex-partner is expected to stand trial more than four years after a body was found at the Hyatt Place hotel. Brennan Wakey, 29, was arrested in Charlotte County a day after Sarasota police were called to the hotel on University Parkway after a housekeeper found...

A woman faces felony charges after deputies say she stabbed a man during an early-morning carjacking and drove off in his vehicle on Thanksgiving Day in Bradenton. Deputies arrested Sarah Ann Prior, 41, on charges of carjacking with a deadly weapon and armed burglary with an assault or battery in connection with the...

It hasn't rained a lot lately ... and it's affecting the local water supply. The lingering drought is creating pressure on the underground aquifer. So board members of the Southwest Florida Water Management District are expected to toughen outdoor watering restrictions on Tuesday. Now, irrigation that is limited to...

Waldorf Astoria Residences Sarasota, ahead of sales launching on Wednesday, will hold an exclusive preview event on Tuesday in anticipation of the brand-new building’s opening in Downtown Sarasota. The building will feature 86 private residences, ranging in size from one to five bedrooms, and several amenities...

Fred Booth remembered eating at the first Portillo’s hot dog stand. It was a 6-by-12-foot trailer fashioned to look like a dog house. Booth is from Naperville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The “Dog House,” as it was called prior to taking on owner Dick Portillo’s name, was opened in 1963 in Villa Park, another...

The U.S. Street Nationals presented by M&M Transmission continues at Bradenton Motorsports Park including Pro Mod final qualifying, opening rounds of eliminations in the FuelTech Radial Outlaws Racing Series drag radial classes, and the first round of eliminations in Pro Mod, Pro 10.5, True 10.5, and Lil Gangstas....

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - The School District of Manatee County welcomed families to its annual School Choice & STEM Showcase. The free community event featured hands-on activities, demonstrations, information sessions and opportunities for families to connect with educators from every Manatee County school. Both...

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - The Venice Lions Club hosted the Mutt Strutt Dog Walk on Saturday, Jan. 24, a family-friendly fundraiser to support a local veteran in receiving a service dog. The event featured a scenic walk along with activities including a dog agility demonstration, vendors, food trucks, a photo...