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The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about Valentine’s Day romance scams. Scammers often form rapid online relationships that lead to requests for money or sensitive personal information under false pretenses. The FBI advises verifying the online presence of new contacts, taking time before...

The community is rallying around a new widow and her son after her husband died in a crash on I-75 this week. State troopers said it was caused by a tractor-trailer making an illegal U-turn near the Sun City Center exit. FOX 13's Blake DeVine reports.

A recent report highlights that New Yorkers led the migration into Manatee County in 2025. The data, based on driver’s license exchanges, provides insights into migration patterns and trends in the region. FULL STORY: Where are Manatee County transplants moving here from? Report has answers Here are the highlights:...

Craving a night out? Several Sarasota County restaurants have been working hard to protect locals' health by serving peace of mind along with good food. State records show that many local eateries and food chains aced their latest state health inspections without a single violation.

Lakewood Ranch's Eugene Khutoryanskiy and Yana Parker are celebrating this Valentine's Day as fiancés, but they made sure their dogs, Mittens and Jesse, are included. So they brought Mittens, a cavalier poodle, and Jesse, a bichon poodle, with them to the Green at University Town Center Feb. 10 for their first Barks...

A Sarasota felon fled a traffic stop on I-275, leading troopers on a chase that ended with a taser being deployed on him at International Plaza and Bay Street mall, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers found a loaded semi-automatic firearm and ammunition in Demarcus Wilder's vehicle. The 33-year-old...

Florida hides experiences that do not announce themselves with crowds or noise. This one begins quietly, with warm air, the faint sweetness of fruit, and a low sound that makes you pause before understanding it. A breath. A shuffle. A presence so large you feel it before you fully see...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A Saturday night altercation inside a South St. Petersburg home ended in gunfire, leaving one man dead. St. Petersburg Police officers arrived at a residence at 2501-1/2 7th Street South around 7:30 p.m. on February 14th after receiving reports that a man had been shot.

St. Petersburg Police used advanced DNA technology to identify their final "John Doe" homicide victim as 29-year-old Johnny Bradshaw, bringing closure to a 1980 double-homicide cold case that had haunted his family for decades. FOX 13's Kylie Jones reports.

This is the very best time of year to be a Floridian. The “cold” winter fronts have finally packed their bags, the windows are rolled down as you drive to work and that first real hint of Florida spring filters through our homes like a deep, cleansing breath.