Bradenton FL

A jury trial date was set Monday for Michael Lapniewski Jr., who is accused of killing an elderly St. Petersburg woman nearly four decades ago in a cold case investigators say was solved using modern DNA technology.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Morning commuters are facing an over 6 mile backup approaching Fruitville Road. Two lanes are blocked just before the off-ramp to Fruitville, delaying drivers over 45 minutes. Slow downs start near State Road 70 on I-75 south.

PALMETTO, Fla. (WFLA)— A Palmetto man in connection with a homicide in 2019 was arrested in Mexico and brought back to Florida. Irving Zuniga, 27, was arrested in Mexico City following a multi-agency investigation and was deported back to Manatee County, where he faces second-degree murder charges, the Manatee County...

ENGLEWOOD — Sarasota County Commissioners have set a meeting to discuss potential land use changes that will allow development of the Winchester Ranch planned community off River Road between Englewood and North Port.

January 12, 2026 - Concrete Jungle, a Tulum-inspired restaurant and bar at 475 Central Ave. in downtown St. Petersburg, announced on social media that it has closed. The concept from local restaurateur Stephen Schrutt's Hunger Thirst Group opened in November 2023. According to a lawsuit filed in October 2025,...

BRADENTON, FLORIDA — A 14-year-old Florida teen is recovering after a nearly 17-hour lifesaving surgery in which doctors were forced to amputate her left leg, weighing 174 pounds, after a rare and aggressive medical condition became life-threatening, according to physicians at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital....

A salute to Officer Christopher Giddens , Bradenton Police Department’s Life-Saving Award recipient. Days before Thanksgiving, Giddens responded to a call involving a welfare check on a woman from her concerned family. He found her barely conscious in a closet, struggling to breathe. Giddens quickly resolved the...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida Missing Child Alert was issued Sunday for a 14-year-old girl who was last seen in Manatee County. Jordan Tobey was last seen in the area of the 4800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive in Longboat Key, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Sunday afternoon.

VENICE — A consulting firm sent a notice to area governmental bodies last year, requesting their support of creating a new special district around the University Town Center in Sarasota.

When Poppy Jane Co. opened its doors in Downtown Sarasota this November, it marked both a homecoming and a new chapter for co-owners and mother-daughter pair Sharon Mautz and Kait Poepperling, who have spent nearly a decade building their business together. What began eight years ago as a small online venture run out...