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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A Saturday night altercation inside a South St. Petersburg home ended in gunfire, leaving one man dead. St. Petersburg Police officers arrived at a residence at 2501-1/2 7th Street South around 7:30 p.m. on February 14th after receiving reports that a man had been shot.

St. Petersburg Police used advanced DNA technology to identify their final "John Doe" homicide victim as 29-year-old Johnny Bradshaw, bringing closure to a 1980 double-homicide cold case that had haunted his family for decades. FOX 13's Kylie Jones reports.

This is the very best time of year to be a Floridian. The “cold” winter fronts have finally packed their bags, the windows are rolled down as you drive to work and that first real hint of Florida spring filters through our homes like a deep, cleansing breath.

NORTHPORT, Fla. (WWSB) - North Port Fire Rescue (NPFR) and North Port Police Department (NPPD) responded to two different fire incidents at mile marker 172 on Interstate-75, near Kings Highway interchange. A brush fire and a vehicle fire shut down northbound lanes for more than 30 minutes as crews worked...

A proposed cruise terminal south of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Manatee County is drawing organized opposition, even though the project is still in its early stages. More than 200 people gathered at Sea Breeze Park on Valentine’s Day in opposition of the proposal and learned about potential environmental, economic...

When Anatoly “Tony” Ioffe moved to Sarasota from the Chicago area, he saw what he believed was a shortcoming in how people could seek medical care, so he asked his old friend David Mayer to help co-found a medical practice. That practice became Osprey PolyClinic that — since they received a license to operate in...

Developer buys 60 acres for apartments, commercial project. Waypoint Development has acquired a 60.8 acre-site in Fort Myers, where it’s planning a four-phase project comprising nearly 1,300 multifamily units and five acres of commercial development. The development company paid $35 million for the property at...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) -Today: I don’t think we could have asked for a better Saturday!. Sunshine has filled out skies with high temperatures into the low 7s for the beaches and near 80 degrees inland!. Tonight: Clouds will build overnight tonight with lows in the upper 50s to near...

The School Board of Manatee County is inviting the community to submit name nominations for a new high school currently under construction in Lakewood Ranch near Post Boulevard and Rangeland Parkway. The new campus, temporarily known as “High School AAA,” is designed to serve a growing student population and will...

A new luxury fitness facility is coming to Lakewood Ranch. Located at 5000 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. N., on the Sarasota County side south of University Parkway, Life Time is building an 86,000-square-foot facility projected to open in Fall 2026. Dubbed an “athletic country club,” Life Time offers resort-style amenities,...