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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Pete police are investigating after two cars crashed into a church last weekend. Witnesses reportedly told police that teenagers ran from the stolen cars. Rev. Louis Murphy Sr. said the cars slammed into a Mount Zion Progressive Missionary Baptist Church's care building. “Most of...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - If you’re heading out early for Black Friday shopping, grab a jacket. Yesterday’s cold front brought in a fresh push of chilly northern air, and this morning’s temps drop into the upper 40s to low 50s across the Suncoast. With the breeze, it will feel even colder.

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - A driver was killed Thanksgiving Day when their car crashed into a bridge support pillar on I-75 near Venice, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Investigators say the vehicle was heading north on I-75 near the River Road exit at about 2 p.m. when it left the roadway onto the grass shoulder and...

Selling everything from spices and honey to knitted products, 55 vendors filled the parking lot of Nathan Benderson Park on Nov. 25 and will for every Tuesday through March. The new Market at Nathan Benderson Park takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jessica Gill of My Promotions, the...

Two people died in two separate crashes at the end of the week, both single-vehicle crashes.

Xin Liu, 40, a Chinese national whose address is listed in Apopka, was arrested on November 27 for participating in a scheme to defraud an elderly Gainesville victim of $15,000. The post Chinese national arrested for picking up $15,000 from elderly victim as part of cyber scam appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Manatee County residents can anticipate enhanced emergency services with the inauguration of the new EMS Station #22, a post by the Manatee County, Florida Government on their official Facebook page announced. The community is invited to the ribbon cutting ceremony set for Monday, December 8, marking a vital step in...

A friend of mine asked me to help him sell his condo on the bayfront. I knew it would be special as I pushed “18” in the elevator, but what I saw when I got inside was something I didn’t expect: Two condos have been converted into one big home. Nearly 33 hundred square feet with a panoramic view of the bay,...

A lot happened across Bradenton this year, and 2025 set the stage for improvements residents will begin to feel in 2026. From public safety upgrades to major investments in utilities and community spaces, many long-term projects reached important milestones. While this is only a snapshot of a very busy year,...

The last section of a Bradenton intersection has reopened after phases of wastewater utility repairs. The initial work at the 17th Avenue West and 14th Street West intersection began on Oct. 10, and most of the intersection reopened on Oct. 30, “once the underground repairs and surface restoration were finished,”...