City of St. Pete Beach considers additional noise regulations
It would limit music or sounds that exceed ambient background noise by 5 decibels at neighboring properties.
Texas Man Sentenced To Prison In Florida For Creating Disturbing AI Images
Man Sentenced to Two Years for Creating Child Sexual Abuse Images Using AI Technology. A Texas man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for using an artificial intelligence (AI) application to create obscene visual depictions of minors. The case, prosecuted in Florida, highlights the evolving legal...
Priced out: Suncoast renters now must earn $35 an hour to afford a two-bedroom
Tyler Gervasi moved out of his mother’s place about three years ago when the family relocated from Colorado to Sarasota, splitting rent with two other roommates at an apartment complex near University Town Center. But even after squeezing three people in a two-bedroom unit, the 24-year-old couldn’t cover all...
Manatee County woman denied auto insurance due to fraudulent glass claims
More than a year and a half after a Better Call Behnken investigation exposed inflated windshield claims, totaling more than $14,000 for a Manatee County woman, she continues to pay the price.
Six arrested in VPD drug raid
VENICE — Six people, including a Venice resident, were arrested Friday in a multi-agency operation responding to reports of drug use and illegal activity at an event at the Hotel Venezia.
EDITORIAL: It’s too easy for teens to get a license
If you have a teenage child, 15-19, and they want a driver license, it’s easy.
Jeff Knight enters plea of not guilty in Clearwater ferry crash: Court documents
Court records show Jeff Knight faces eight felony counts and 16 additional violations for leaving the scene of a crash that killed one and injured several others.
Animal activists protest outside circus performances at Sarasota Fairgrounds
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A small but passionate group of animal rights activists stood outside the Sarasota County Fairgrounds where the Loomis Bros. Circus performed over the weekend. The protesters held signs along Fruitville Road, urging people not to support Loomis Bros., one of a handful of circuses that still...
Mexican National Convicted of Methamphetamine Trafficking in Florida, Faces Life in Federal Prison
A federal jury recently delivered a verdict in a significant drug trafficking case. Mexican national Lorenzo Valerio-Popoca, aged 31, has been convicted on charges of conspiring to traffic methamphetamine in both Hillsborough and Manatee Counties, according to an announcement by United States Attorney Gregory W....
St. Petersburg is the next city getting audited by Florida DOGE
The City of St. Petersburg is the next target of the state of Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts. In a nine-page letter dated Aug. 1, state auditors say that among the programs the city has implemented that they want more information about are those addressing diversity, equity, and...