Bradenton FL

NOKOMIS — At one location in Nokomis is a home that's not only historic itself but offers a look into how the area itself was created and developed.

Crab Shack Restaurant in St. Petersburg is the kind of place that feels like Florida before anyone tried to polish off the edges. Sitting on Gandy Boulevard close to the water, it keeps things casual, friendly, and focused on seafood that makes you slow down. The blue crab is the...

PORT CHARLOTTE — Ingman Marine, a local, family-owned and operated business has been fulfilling boater’s needs for decades.

Shortly after 7 a.m. Friday in Myakka City, a routine school bus pickup turned into a hit-and-run case when a white work truck slammed into the bus’s stop arm and then took off, troopers say. The Manatee County school bus had stopped at the intersection of Betts Road and...

Work is expected to get under way soon rehabilitating the north bridge to Siesta Key, but the Florida Department of Transportation says it will remain open to traffic, both motorized and human-powered, above and below the roadway. The project, valued at $4.3 million according to FDOT, will take place mainly...

A plan to convert some or all of the assisted-living units in a Laurel Park-adjacent facility to independent living apartments received approval on second reading by the Sarasota City Commission. The 3-2 vote was identical to the first reading. Vice Mayor Kathy Kelley Ohlrich and Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch opposed the...

BRADENTON BEACH – Bradenton Beach police officers’ efforts to potentially unionize the department have morphed into serious consideration by the city commission to utilize law enforcement services provided by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office instead. The agenda for the special city commission meeting that took place on...

SIESTA KEY, Fla. — Two bus routes are now discontinued in Sarasota County. One of them took people to the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, and the other was the only way to get on and off Siesta Key on public transit. What You Need To Know. The county decided...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The 87th Annual DeSoto Grand Parade is taking place this weekend in Manatee County. The parade honors Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto’s 1539 landing at the Manatee River, marking the start of a massive Spanish expedition into the southeastern United States. Final preparations were underway Friday....

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Johnson is this week’s pet of the week from Manatee County Animal Welfare. He is a 1-year-old male weighing about 50 pounds and has been at the shelter for the past 2 months. Johnson arrived with his brother after a severe neglect case and required...