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The murder of 74-year-old Jean Ault in St. Petersburg remains unsolved 24 years later. FOX 13's Genevieve Curtis reports.

Manatee County’s green and blue industries are growing fast, with new roles in aquaculture and animal care. If you love working with nature or animals, these local openings are worth a look.

It is said twice is a coincidence and three times a trend. That a second condominium tower planned to include a hotel-like component is now being proposed in downtown Sarasota, though, is starting to look more like a trend. While the developer of Saravela at the 400 block of North...

Thanks to a generous grant from The Rotary Club of Bradenton, select weekends in 2026 and early 2027 will be free for all Manatee County residents to come visit The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature in downtown Bradenton. Selected to allow visitors the maximum opportunity to experience a wide range of the temporary...

In a disturbing turn of events, Darryl Dye from North Port has been sentenced to life in prison after the tragic murder of his roommate, Kim Szymaszek. This incident unfolded on August 7, 2023, when authorities found Szymaszek with multiple gunshot wounds, leaving a neighborhood in shock and mourning. The...

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. -- The Sarasota County School District is working on a new policy surrounding student disruptions. The new rules would prevent walkouts from happening during school hours. Similar demonstrations were seen earlier this school year across different districts in the Bay area. What You Need To Know....

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - David Blanch labored for hours in the spring of 2024 painting a Sarasota sunset that transformed two sidewalk panels on Pineapple Avenue into a burst of pink, blue and yellow. It wasn’t a big payday — just a couple hundred dollars. But participating in the city’s...

LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. - A Manatee County man was charged with murder a year after a deadly overdose in Ellenton, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say 41-year-old Jonathan Watson was found dead in the 400 block of Sunset Circle North by MCSO Overdose Response Unit detectives on Oct. 28, 2025....

Weekday mornings at The Granary, the dining room fills early. A server greets a retired couple by name, then turns to a family with out-of-state plates, guiding them through the menu. En route to Naples, they pulled off on a recommendation or rave Google review. Co-owner Karen Ronney, often greeting guests from the...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A St. Petersburg firefighter is still recovering months after being injured during a call, as internal documents raise questions about the incident and point to what could be a larger issue involving fire hydrants across the city. The hydrant involved in the incident has since been...