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The School District of Manatee County officially announced that the new Lakewood Ranch school will be named Rangeland High School. After asking the community for recommendations, a total of over 1,600 names were suggested to the school board, according to Kevin Chapman, the associate superintendent. Rangeland will become the county’s eighth public high school. The high school is under construction at Post Boulevard and...

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - Starting June 1, the City of Venice is changing residential trash collection routes to improve efficiency and reliability, it was announced April 30. Residents will still have collections twice a week for garbage and recycling, but collection days may change, the city says. Wednesday and Saturday...

City of Sarasota residents are fighting a revised 18-story condo proposal that, at 330 feet, would officially become the tallest building in the city. A mediation settlement adds a "green wall" and loading zones. Neighbors argue the new plans are worse because they remove trees and reduce sidewalk space. After...

Sheriff’s Office charges two natives of Hawaii after Air 1 helicopter assists with arrests. Two Las Vegas residents have been charged in connection with a late-night, April 25 armed burglary and shooting of a firearm into a sliding glass door of a residence in the Talon Preserve community on Palmer Ranch in Nokomis, The Sarasota News Leader has learned.

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - At least one person was injured in a major rollover crash on US-301, Thursday afternoon. The crash is blocking southbound lanes in the intersection at 63rd Ave E. Traffic is backed up over 1 mile, as drivers are detoured around the crash location. While crews work...

It’s not often I find myself in Bradenton, much less with time to kill. Out of my element, craving caffeine, and searching for something intimate, I surfed the web until I landed on Spinning Coffee. I didn’t know anything about this place before going, but, from the pictures I viewed online, I knew the interior seating would be enough to satiate the supplemental time...

Saucy by KFC is opening two locations in the Tampa Bay area next week. The restaurants, focused on chicken tenders complemented by an array of sauces, will be located at 5484 Lena Road in Lakewood Ranch and 3154 Disciple Lane in Trinity. Both the Manatee and Pasco county locations used to house PDQ, another eatery focused on chicken.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota and Manatee counties are giving residents ways to report suspected violations as drought-related water restrictions remain in effect across the Suncoast. Sarasota County has an online, “Report a Water Violation” form through Public Utilities. The form asks for the address of the reported violation, the...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Two people have been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Venice April 12, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers say on April 12, Joseph Younts, 59, and 55-year-old Kelly Black left a Sarasota bar together in Younts’ 2021 Jeep Wrangler. While traveling...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A newly hired Sarasota Police officer was fired Thursday and arrested on charges of battery of a 16-year-old girl, the Sarasota Police department said. An internal investigation started after a complaint was received by the agency about probationary Officer Gabriel Ornellas-Victorio’s off-duty behavior. He was...