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When Jonathan Ith walked into the DeSoto Square Mall Chick-fil-A for his first shift as a team member on March 7, 1989, he didn’t know he was beginning a chapter that would help define his life in the U.S. Immigrating to Bradenton from Cambodia at age 11 in 1981...

“When I was Florida’s Governor, I was known as the “people’s governor” Charlie Crist said at a recent campaign rally. Later that day, at another event he told an audience the reason why he was running was for mayor was “I’m doing this for the people.”

Neighborhood leaders, environmental advocates and business groups in St. Petersburg are quietly huddling over a big ask for local taxpayers: a potential property tax hike to speed up long-delayed infrastructure work. The Council of Neighborhood Associations, the Sierra Club and the St. Petersburg Area Chamber are in ta

Sarasota-Manatee projects made a strong showing in the AIA Florida 2026 Design Awards, with winning work stretching from Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch to Sarasota and Englewood. The awards, given by the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), recognize architecture across categories including

For Sarasota County to attract new businesses and to provide opportunities for local companies to expand, it needs more, and a wider variety of, land on which to build commercial structures. And with continually rising property and construction costs, it needs to offer greater flexibility in both parcel size and...

ST. PETERSBURG — A 25-year-old Manatee County man was arrested early Saturday morning after Florida Highway Patrol troopers say he was clocked traveling 117 mph on the Howard Frankland Bridge while driving with a suspended license. According to an arrest affidavit, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper was conducting speed.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Holmes Beach police officer recently rescued a baby red-shouldered hawk. The bird was found huddled by a door. The officer was able to easily corral the hawk and take it to the Wildlife, Inc. Education & Rehabilitation Center for care.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota man accused of driving the wrong way on Interstate 75 while intoxicated, crashing into multiple cars, and resulting in the death of a 21-year-old, pleaded not guilty Monday in Charlotte County Court. Dennis Lee Olson, 53, appeared virtually while in custody. He waived...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a reported shooting Monday morning near North Shade Avenue and 47th Street. Detectives are working to determine what happened. Investigators are working three separate scenes connected to the incident. One shot was fired, according to

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - A Manatee County family is demanding answers and accountability after they say a Southeast High School student was violently assaulted while walking home from school. According to her Itzel Aiden, her daughter, Kaylen was attacked by two girls on a road behind Southeast High School after...