Bradenton FL

A Florida woman has been arrested after being accused of killing 2 of her ex-husbands on the same day! This sounds like something you'd see in a movie or on TV!. Unfortunately, it's all too real. I'm sure there will one day be a true crime documentary or some sort of media that covers this story. You don't hear about...

NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) -On Christmas day, a 95-year-old man ran a red light and drove against traffic before crashing into a police car, according to a police report. 95-year-old Ronald Erickson was traveling northbound when he failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of U.S. 41 and South Sumter Crossing...

Just over a year after announcing plans to bring its exclusive club to Sarasota, representatives for 1000 NORTH secured partial sign-off of the city’s Development Review Committee on Dec. 17. Planned for the BLVD Sarasota building at the corner of Boulevard of the Arts and North Tamiami Trail, it...

Sarasota and Manatee counties’ school districts have shut the door on Schools of Hope charter operators seeking space inside public campuses — for now. Both districts denied the Nov. 11 requests made by Mater Academy and Somerset Academy to co-locate inside four schools: Emma E. Booker Elementary and Brookside Middle...

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (LWRMC) is proud to announce the official ribbon cutting of its new, state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Lab, marking a major milestone in the hospital’s ongoing investment in advanced heart care for the community. The hospital’s second Cath Lab opened for procedures on December 1,...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - More than 100 firefighters worked to put out a fire at a St. Petersburg commercial storage facility on Tuesday afternoon. The fire started around 3 p.m. at Ocal Storage, located at 3160 Morris Street North in St. Petersburg. St. Pete Fire Rescue told FOX 13 that...

SARASOTA — Sarasota Memorial Hospital has been ranked among 100 “Great Hospitals in America” for 2025.

After decades of Sunday services, a 75-year-old church on the southern edge of the Euclid St. Paul’s neighborhood is preparing to take on a new role in the neighborhood by becoming housing for local residents. The former Pinellas Vietnamese Church of the Nazarene, located at 1225 9th Avenue North,...

Hollie Nelsen, who has taught at Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences for the past 13 years, was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in February 2025. Nelsen is an avid runner, and she was picked to run on Team Teal with the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition and has a goal of raising $21,000.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee and Sarasota counties are under a burn ban because of the dry and drought conditions in our area. The burn bans for both counties have been in effect since October 11th of this year. During this burn ban, you can’t light fireworks, fountain fireworks, or...