Young girl recovering after leg amputation
A Bradenton teen is recovering from a nearly 17-hour surgery where doctors at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg amputated her left leg. FOX 13's Ariel Plasencia reports.
Giant alligator wrangled outside 7-Eleven
“Florida alligator” is on par with “Florida man” for consistently wildest news story headlines. The latest? One of these snappy chappies had to be wrangled outside a 7-Eleven Sarasota County, Fla.’s Venice — and the gator was positively massive. Wild footage The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office shared footage of the...
Palmetto man removed from flight at TPA after causing security threat
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— A Palmetto man was removed from an American Airlines flight at Tampa International Airport after making a comment that was considered a security threat. According to TPA, the Airport Operations Center received notification from the flight crew on American Airlines flight 3203 around 7:13 p.m. that...
Woman Charged in Violent Parrish Robbery After Drug Deal
Authorities say a 23-year-old Ruskin woman has been charged with armed robbery following a violent encounter that began as a planned drug transaction, according to a report from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. The woman, identified as Sophia Monique Morris, was arrested during the early morning hours of...
Woman charged with scamming elderly victim of more than $60,000
VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - A Nokomis woman has been arrested, accused of spending more than $60,000 from another woman’s bank account over the past four years, using money for car rentals and hotel stays, Venice police say. Tiffany Lynn Blair, 31, faces several charges, including theft of $50,000 or...
‘Shame on you:’ Public chastises school board attendance policy change
SARASOTA — Despite concerns of shrinking the First Amendment rights for students, the Sarasota County School Board voted 3-2 to approve advertising a revised attendance policy Tuesday.
FAU Student, 19, Accused of Selling Drugs Out of Student Housing Complex
An investigation led undercover Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies to a student housing complex at Florida Atlantic University, where oxycodone pills – later determined to actually have been fentanyl – were purchased during a controlled purchase, court records stated. Alexander Zheleznyak, 19, of Sarasota, remains...
Head of RedFin Construction arrested, charged with 13 felony counts
Brian Michaud, head of RedFin Construction MTC General Contractors, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on multiple charges related to unfinished work following last year’s hurricanes, the Bradenton Police Department confirmed.
Rare condition forces St. Petersburg doctors to amputate teen’s leg
A Bradenton teen is recovering from a nearly 17-hour surgery where doctors at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital amputated her left leg. When Jasmine Ramirez was two-years-old, her family noticed her left leg was growing much faster than her right leg. Ramirez’s family said doctors told them her condition...
Venice-Area Woman Jailed In Alleged Elder Fraud Case
VENICE — A Venice-area woman is in the Sarasota County Jail on $152,500 bond, accused of exploiting an elderly victim through multiple felony theft and fraud offenses. Tiffany Lynn Blair, 31, of Nokomis, is charged with theft from a person 65 or older, exploitation of the elderly, defrauding a person 65 or older, use...
