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BRADENTON, Fla. - Law enforcement officers and their K9 partners from across the country are showing off their skills in Manatee County. It's part of the United States Police K9 Association National Field Trials. What we know:. These are the best of the best dogs competing. Each had to qualify...

BRADENTON, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that Ramon Cabo, 68, of Lakewood Ranch, claimed the $10,000 a week for life top prize from the $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee on July 25. The Manatee County man chose to receive his winnings...

Several Florida counties are now under burn bans in an effort to reduce the threat of wildfires, as more 70% of the state is considered to be unusually dry. Sarasota and Manatee counties are the latest to enact burn bans, joining at least four other jurisdictions that have active restrictions.

Detwiler’s Farm Market will open its seventh location following the renovation of a former Winn-Dixie store in the Braden River Plaza at 4502 E State Road 64 in Bradenton, Florida. The 43,000-square-foot store will feature Detwiler’s signature departments – including farm-fresh produce, high quality meats and...

Breaking the mold of expectations, an MCSO Work Farm Inmate Crew Leader has been celebrated for his lifesaving actions in a moment of crisis. In a demonstration of selfless bravery, Jose Torres took quick action after witnessing a violent car crash on US 41, one that could have spelled the end of the driver's life...

DAVENPORT, Fla. – A traffic stop for reckless driving on Wednesday evening resulted in the arrest of an Orlando man who was found to have a stolen handgun. According to deputies, the incident occurred at approximately 8:45 pm on Wednesday at the intersection of Lake Wilson Road and Ronald Reagan Parkway in Loughman,...

A Mongols motorcycle gang leader facing charges in a Bike Week brawl is back in jail as prosecutors seek to revoke his bond after he was accused of punching a driver in Bradenton, according to court records. Clinton Walker, 42, of Bradenton, is a Mongol leader who “holds rank as one of two ‘Mother Chapter’...

This week, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System marked its 1,000th minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS). The milestone procedure, performed by Jonathan Hoffberger, DO, of First Physicians Group, repairs or replaces heart valves through a small incision between the ribs. Instead of a sternotomy, which requires a...

In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Milton after it made landfall near Sarasota on Oct. 9, 2024, many Florida condominium owners had to grapple with a fairly common but often confusing question: Who is responsible for repairing damage caused by association-initiated work? A recent post on the popular...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - All Faiths Food Bank will be hosting Thanksgiving food distributions for families in need in Sarasota County later this month, the nonprofit announced Wednesday. These distributions are part of the annual ThankFULL campaign, a three-month fundraising effort in order that 14,500 turkeys and 4.1...