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NORTH PORT, Fla (WWSB) – A fourth suspect is now in custody in connection with a targeted home invasion that occurred in May 2025, according to the North Port Police Department. NPPD said that Akeem Davis, 32, of Orlando, has been arrested and charged with home invasion, robbery, kidnapping,...

Search efforts continue for a man who escaped the St. Petersburg Community Center three days ago.

Charlotte County authorities are searching for Giovonni Pelletier, 18, who disappeared after exiting a vehicle on I-75 near State Road 70 in Manatee County early Friday morning.

So there they were, dignitaries, officials, city staff members and politicians, sitting on an expensive bridge over a reclaimed lake at the Southeast Water Reclamation Facility. It was Aug. 4 and Manatee County was celebrating the opening of the final segment of the 44th Avenue East Extension which hooks up...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Bradenton Police raided a home Aug. 6, seizing cocaine, marijuana, guns and a 12-time convicted felon, the department reported on social media. Officers, including a SWAT team, executed a search warrant at the home of Brent Williams, 60, and found 213 grams of cocaine, 56 grams of marijuana,...

NORTH PORT, Fla. - The fourth suspect in a home invasion in which a group allegedly posed as Amazon delivery drivers and held a woman and child hostage is now in custody, according to the North Port Police Department. The backstory:. In July, police said the targeted armed home invasion...

Doug Hay, who lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, had no clue his day was about to flip into a rescue he’ll never forget. It all started when he heard a huge splash in the lake behind his home, way bigger than what you’d expect from a fish or frog jumping around. This was something else entirely, loud and powerful.

Public school districts across Florida are seeing funding drop as the state spends more on private school voucher programs. This week, Sarasota County school leaders said the system is flawed and discussed ways to convince lawmakers to make changes. In the county alone, $45 million in taxpayer money is being...

A Miami-based developer recently completed a $34 million affordable housing project in Bradenton. Housing Trust Group is now leasing apartments at Riverview6, which includes 80 residences at 801 6th Ave. W. The complex features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 621 to 1,085 square feet. Units are...

St. Petersburg police have arrested a 49-year-old man for stalking and voyeurism.