Bradenton FL

As Manatee County residents continue to express concerns about the upcoming changes to the county’s garbage collection, Commissioner Carol Felts said the county is exploring options to make the transition easier. Starting Oct. 6, residents in unincorporated Manatee County will be required to use 96-gallon,...

When rockets launch in Florida, they blast off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center or from Cape Canaveral on the East Coast, about an hour away from the Orlando theme parks. It's rare when cities on the West Coast of Florida can see a rocket launch in the sky. Enter United Launch Alliance's mighty Vulcan rocket . The...

BRADENTON, Fla. - A 2-year-old girl has been safely located, and her mother is behind bars, a week after deputies say the pair sped away from a Manatee County Walmart following a theft investigation. The backstory:. On Aug. 5, 2025, Manatee County deputies say Courtney Faith Stanley, 27, was being...

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office said detectives are investigating a stabbing and shooting that led to injuries in Bradenton.

Marquesa Capital Partners, a multifamily investor and developer with several projects in the works locally, has bought 11.6 acres just off University Parkway, a few miles west of Interstate 75 and The Mall at University Town Center. Peter Olesiewicz, the firm’s principal, says in an email that the plan is...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota Police on Monday released video of a recent crash at Myrtle Street and North Tamiami Trail. The investigation found that one driver continued through the intersection while the traffic light was red, resulting in another vehicle hitting their passenger side. Neither driver was...

NORTH PORT — Nailing down the identity of a city with 95,000 residents and 104 square miles within its city limits is not an easy feat.

Newly released video shows what happened as a new Powerball jackpot winner from Kentucky had a run-in with Florida deputies.

NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) - A motorcyclist who North Port Police say twice eluded them while speeding through a neighborhood Aug. 11 has been arrested. Police said about 9:45 a.m., an officer in an unmarked cruiser spotted a black motorcycle traveling east on West Price Boulevard at a high rate of speed. The officer...

HOLMES BEACH – Intended to reduce beach debris and assist sea turtle hatchlings, the new “beach toy borrow box” at the 68th Street beach access is the work of 16-year-old Girl Scout, Lakewood Ranch resident and frequent Holmes Beach visitor Zoe Lander. When embarking on the Gold...