Manatee County’s Matthew Case Re-Elected as Director at Large for Equipment Management Group AEMP
Adding a fresh layer to the fleet management landscape, Manatee County's own Matthew Case has been re-elected to serve as a director at Large for the Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP). This organization, vouchsafed for its role in nurturing nearly 1,000 fleet professionals, touts an impressive...
Local 10-year-old becomes Kids World Record holder
Several presents sat under the tree on Christmas morning in the Kotuby household. They were of various shapes and sizes, but all had that signature mystique of the holiday. Some were addressed to Kensington Kotuby. One of them, in particular, took the 10-year-old Sarasota resident by surprise. This hadn't been...
Former New College official pleads to exposure charges
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A former New College of Florida official suspected of exposing himself to multiple women entered an open plea in court Thursday. Frederick Piccolo Jr.’s punishment will be left entirely to a Sarasota County judge. Piccolo’s plea involves five third-degree felonies — three in Sarasota County...
Theft leads Sarasota police to multi-state career criminal’s arrest: SPD
A woman's arrest in Osceola County during a traffic stop led officers to recover evidence that linked her to a career of crime, according to the Sarasota Police Department.
Bradenton medical complex shooting leaves woman dead, another hospitalized: Police
BRADENTON, Fla. - Bradenton police say a possible suspect is in custody after a woman was killed and another was hospitalized in a shooting at a medical complex Thursday afternoon. "We had all hands-on deck, obviously any shooting here in Bradenton is a major concern to us but especially when...
I-75 Clogs up with multi-vehicle crash
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A multi-vehicle crash is causing big delays for I-75 morning commuters. The northbound crash is on the left side of I-75, at MM-193/Jacaranda Blvd, and slowing traffic for nearly 6 miles. Drivers on the interstate northbound should plan for at least a 20 minute delay.
Dr. Kiran Patel sells Indian Rocks Beach waterfront site for $16M after condo plans...
Clearwater-based real estate firm Prometheus Partners, which has been steadily scooping up sites along St. Pete’s Salt Creek, has made another land purchase — this time in Indian Rocks Beach. Prometheus purchased the vacant parcels at 400, 404, and 408 Gulf Boulevard for $16 million from prominent Florida...
Sarasota narrows city manager search to 42 candidates
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The search for a new city manager for the city of Sarasota continues with 42 candidates remaining in consideration. City commissioners announced the next steps in their process to hire the new manager this week. The next step involves recorded interviews conducted by the city’s executive...
City makes progress toward hiring a new manager
They come from as near as Sarasota and Port Charlotte, and from as far as Stockton, California. Some are retired career military — one a Navy rear admiral — and another has a law degree. Some have more than 10 years of experience as a city manager, others none at all.
Robinson Preserve is coastal Florida farmland returned to the wild
BRADENTON, Fla. — Charlie Hunsicker helped plan out Robinson Preserve, and says the way it looks now is dramatically different than it was two decades ago. Once farmland, Manatee County purchased the land in the hopes of recreating a natural coastline. Now the director of natural resources, Hunsicker recalls...
