Bradenton FL

BRADENTON — March 31 is the last opportunity to pay 2025 Manatee County property taxes before interest, advertising charges and late fees are assessed. To avoid delinquency, payments may be made online at taxcollector.com until 11:59 pm or in person at two Manatee County Tax Collector locations until 5 pm. Mailed in...

Looking for a place to eat around Bradenton? Manatee County restaurants are routinely inspected by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation for health and food safety issues and cleanliness. Florida bases its inspection standards on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Code , which...

APOLLO BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — An Apollo Beach man was charged with COVID-19 fraud after buying a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon, a hotel, and cryptocurrency with the funds, the Department of Justice said. Caleb Walsh, 36, was charged with bank fraud, wire fraud, and illegal monetary transactions. According to the indictment,...

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - Residents across the Suncoast are cleaning up after a storm Monday left at least one person injured and caused damage throughout the area, including a torn roof in Venice Isles Estates. A woman was lifted off the ground by heavy winds and landed approximately 15 feet...

Police Lights (File) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A 66-year-old woman died Tuesday morning following a...

Victor Strong used to ride his e-bike six to 10 miles each way to work in St. Petersburg. He planned every route like a math problem, calculating which roads had less traffic, which turns were safest, which hours to avoid. He took 32nd Avenue home instead of 30th because the...

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ENGLEWOOD, Fla. (WWSB) - Fire officials say a lithium battery was likely the cause of a fire inside a truck carrying recycling in Rotunda Tuesday morning. Crews from the Englewood Area Fire Control District responded to the call of a fire inside a Waste Management recycling truck on Bunker Road.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has released video of a recent arrest of a suspect on the Legacy Trail. While assisting on an unrelated call, a helicopter unit spotted a suspicious person riding an e-bike after park hours on the Legacy Trail. When he tried...

Bruce and Heidi Smith moved to Osprey about five years ago to be closer to her family, and brought their successful food truck, Chick-N-Noga with them. Their concept of serving fresh, hand-breaded chicken tenders proved to be as successful in Sarasota as it had been for five years in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In 2024,...