Bradenton FL

BRADENTON — Whether by land, sea, or shore, Keep Manatee Beautiful (KMB) volunteers can help beautify a 3-mile stretch of Manatee Avenue West on Saturday, March 7, as part of the local celebration of the Great American Cleanup. The Bradenton-based event will take place this Saturday from 9 a.m....

WIMAUMA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says the death of a 4-year-old child in Wimauma last month is now a homicide investigation. According to HCSO, deputies responded to the 2500 block of Tee Time Road shortly before 3:30 p.m on Feb. 20. When deputies arrived at the scene,...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Fashion designer Sigrid Olsen, once among the most recognized names in the U.S. fashion industry, launched a new lifestyle brand after rebuilding her career. Olsen operated more than 50 company-owned stores across the United States and Canada. The 2008 downturn ended that chapter. She has...

ANNA MARIA – The city of Anna Maria’s new beach cabana rental regulations have been adopted and will take effect on Sunday, March 15. The much-discussed cabana and tent rental regulations are included in the city’s new parks and recreation ordinance that city commissioners unanimously adopted on final reading on...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A North Port man faces DUI charges after his wife was seriously injured when she fell out of his golf cart, police said. According to a probable cause affidavit, North Police responded to a call at about 9:30 p.m. March 1 after a 911 call reported a woman had fallen from a golf cart on Creek...

Jazz great Louis Armstrong performed three times at St. Petersburg’s Manhattan Casino, in 1940, 1946 and 1957. He was a major star by the time of that third appearance, but Armstrong – even though he’d already headlined the much larger Coliseum downtown – insisted on returning to the Manhattan, located in The Deuces,...

SARASOTA, FL — A welfare check initiated by a concerned friend led Sarasota County Sheriff’s deputies to a grim discovery last week: a young woman and her partner dead in what investigators are describing as a domestic murder-suicide. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a statement that Lily Z. Yard,...

A celebrity-owned burger restaurant chain debuted its first Sarasota-area location, joining the growing list of dining and drinking options at the local airport. Wahlburgers is now open at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport at 6000 Airport Circle in Concourse B, the restaurant announced in a social media post ....

Billions of pieces of litter. Twenty-five thousand communities. And one Saturday morning in Manatee County that counts toward all of it. Keep America Beautiful, a national nonprofit dedicated to eliminating litter and beautifying public spaces, is promoting the “Greatest American Cleanup” to mark the country’s 250th...

Motorists are reminded to wear safety belts and drive with caution, courtesy, common sense, and patience as they travel through work zones. Remember, speeding fines are doubled in work zones. As a reminder, travelers can visit www.FL511.com or dial "511" from their phone to learn about traffic conditions on major...