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An Orlando man, Otiz Swinton Jr., has been arrested for defrauding an elderly Sun City man out of a staggering $800,000 in what authorities have described as a combined bank and romance scam, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. The 37-year-old suspect was caught on camera on March 10 at a Publix in...

On Tuesday, the Manatee County Commission will vote on an estimated $34 million proposal to purchase and renovate a Lakewood Ranch office complex where the county would move the bulk of its administrative operations, including nearly all those currently housed in the downtown Bradenton administrative building. If...

The general manager of a popular Bradenton restaurant, Oak & Stone, was taken into custody Tuesday evening. According to authorities, William “Billy” Johnson was arrested for burglarizing the restaurant. When an employee of the restaurant, which is situated on Barcarrota Blvd., arrived on Tuesday morning, the door...

Northeast High School vs. North County High School.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - It’s been 858 days and counting since Hurricane Ian. For 858 days, Diane Flanagan of Venice has been without her complete home. That all changed this Friday. “Oh wow, I think I love it,” she said as she waved away tears upon entering her new...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - We will see a nice day on Saturday with mostly sunny skies to partly cloudy skies by the afternoon. There is a 20% chance for a few showers to break out late in the day mainly inland as the sea breeze develops and pushes eastward. Those storms will move toward the east away from our coast...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A woman is facing charges after leaving a suspicious suitcase at the St. Petersburg Police Department headquarters Friday afternoon, triggering a bomb squad response and temporary evacuations. The suitcase was ultimately found to be empty. According to police, the incident began at...

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (WWSB) - More allegations are surfacing against a former fifth grade teacher at B.D. Gullett Elementary School in Lakewood Ranch. The issue first came to light during Tuesday’s Manatee County School Board meeting when a parent accused Jarrett Williams of attempting to groom her daughter,...

TAMPA - A Pinellas County businessman accused of stealing $100 million from the trust funds of a nonprofit's disabled clients was found in contempt of court Friday. Leo Govoni appeared in federal bankruptcy court where a judge reprimanded him for not complying with several orders to produce records and information...