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Nopetro Energy will soon design, finance, build and operate a landfill gas to renewable natural gas facility in Manatee County. The facility will be located at the Lena Road Landfill. The $50 million dollar investment will be backed by Nopetro Energy in partnership with Johnson Controls. Construction is expected to...

VENICE — “How is this bird ever gonna fly again?” Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida Executive Director Pamela DeFouw asked herself back in April, when she took in a severely injured bald eagle.

Eight suspects had accounted for 111 prior felony charges and 117 prior misdemeanor charges. From Nov. 18 through Nov. 20, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office’s Tactical Unit, Intelligence Unit, Criminal Investigations Section and Patrol Bureau conducted a holiday retail theft operation at the Mall at University...

BRADENTON Fla. (WWSB) - Bradenton police are hoping new video of a woman accused of using stolen credit cards at two locations last month will help identify her. Investigators say the woman used the cards at a Starbucks on Manatee Avenue and a Wawa on First Street on Nov. 5.

A Hillsborough County man has been arrested on a murder charge out of New York.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Venice is known as the shark tooth capital of the world, with people coming from near and far to look for teeth every day. So why are there so many shark teeth? Dr. Harry Maisch, a professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, says it’s because of the environment, with a lot of shallow marine...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee County commissioners on Dec. 2 discussed joining the state’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative (DOGE) as the first county to take part in an AI pilot program aimed at improving government efficiency. The pilot would use the same dataset that the county previously...

The Manatee County School Board told Manatee County commissioners that Lakewood Ranch High School is overcrowded and a second high school is needed in the area. In response, commissioners Bob McCann, Jason Bearden and Carol Felts said the roads surrounding the high school on Rangeland Parkway are overcrowded and...

Thanks to a 4-3 vote, Tal Siddique will wield the gavel in 2026. He was swept into office last fall on a wave of voter discontent. Host: The Manatee County Commission has a new chair. The vote was a tight one, and some of the rhetoric in the run-up of the vote Tuesday reflected the tidal change that brought in three...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A woman who worked in a now-closed Sarasota health clinic has been found guilty of practicing medicine without a license. Jaqlyn M. Tinaro, 31, was found guilty Nov. 26 of four felony counts of unlicensed practice of a healthcare professional, Sarasota County court records show. She...