Bradenton FL

WELLEN PARK — North Port Police arrested a man fleeing law enforcement after he was mistaken for a suspect sought by law enforcement.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Sarasota Police Department (SPD) are asking drivers to avoid the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Central Avenue, while a crash is being investigated. Officers say that the crash involves a vehicle and a pedestrian. One woman was transported to Sarasota Memorial...

While 4-3 votes have become commonplace during Manatee County Commission meetings, commissioners Bob McCann, Carol Felts and Jason Bearden are usually on the losing side of the vote. Commissioner Amanda Ballard changed the tide at the Dec. 4 land use meeting by voting with McCann, Felts and Bearden to deny...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A number of Manatee County Sheriff’s deputies converged on a box truck along U.S. 41 early Wednesday morning near Sarasota Bradenton International Airport. The rear door of the truck was open and a crime scene technicians’ van was on scene. Traffic was not affected...

Included in items approved by the Sarasota City Commission at its Dec. 1 meeting consent agenda was a budget amendment to accept a $142,000 Florida Department of Transportation Speed and Aggressive Driving Enforcement grant to the Sarasota Police Department. The grant, which the SPD also received last year, will...

With 2026 less than a month away, businesses are gearing up for upcoming openings, including Walmart. The retail giant has already wrapped up its openings for 2025 on Nov. 5 with its new location in Melissa, Texas, about 48 miles northeast of Dallas. According to the company, more openings are slated for January....

BRADENTON, Fla. - Shoppers at the Walmart on Cortez Road West in Bradenton helped save an elderly man on Monday after he collapsed in the freezer aisle and hit his head. Witnesses say the man wasn’t breathing when they reached him. Two customers, Jennifer Pohlman and Robb Olsen, immediately...

Country Thunder is headed to the beach. Since 1993, Country Thunder has been bringing country music festivals to your cities. The festival production company got its start in 1993 in Wisconsin. It quickly expanded its market, growing in 1996 and adding on since, marketing Saskatchewan in 2005, Alberta in 2016, and...

VENICE, Fla. (WFLA) — The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said it wrangled an alligator at a 7-Eleven on De. 5. The 10-foot alligator was found on N River Road, the sheriff’s office said. “Another day, another gator,” SCSO said in a Facebook post. “Sarasota’s really determined to make this a weekly series.”...

MANATEE COUNTY — Manatee County Animal Welfare is celebrating the completion of a major kennel expansion at its Bishop location (5718 21st Ave. W, Bradenton) with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, December 17, at 11 a.m. This investment significantly enhances safety, comfort, medical care, enrichment, and adoptability...