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A LITTLE girl has died days after being sucked into a storm drain while playing with her brothers. Zaria Miller, five, was caught up in the accident that unfolded in Sarasota, Florida, on Sunday. She was pulled into the drain after a water main broke, causing intense suction. The accident sparked a desperate search...

Sarasota County residents will have a new, no-cost option to safely dispose of hazardous household materials this fall. From September through November 2025, the county will provide a Household Hazardous Waste Curbside Pick-up service free of charge. The program is designed for residents who are unable to transport...

Community faith-based organization Faith in Florida acknowledged that the city is taking steps to address its housing crisis but said more can be done to make housing truly affordable.

Police said a "dispute" between two men led to a shooting in St. Petersburg Thursday night.

ST. PETERSBURG — Mayor Ken Welch on Aug. 25 said his administration has “looked at every option” and does not see a pathway through litigation to defend five street murals that will be removed by the state, including the large rainbow in the heart of the city’s Grand Central district.

In a state where seafood restaurants are as plentiful as sunshine, it takes something truly extraordinary to make Floridians willingly drive hours for a meal. Yet that’s exactly what’s happening at Star Fish Company in Cortez, where locals are making pilgrimages for what might be the most perfect Mahi Mahi sandwich...

The stretch of road connecting Longboat Key to Sarasota and Manatee Counties has been called Gulf of Mexico Drive for as long as anyone remembers, but the state road signs calling by that name have come down. Kimberly Kuizon reports.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - In Manatee County, new systems to predict lightning are being installed at two beaches to warn the public when it’s time to get out of the water -- and under shelter. The system, by Thorguard Lightning Prediction Systems, works by detecting static electricity in...

Nichole Schmidt, the mother of Gabby Petito, said the years after her daughter's death have shown how much of an impact she has had.

Residents of this Manatee development district are troubled by a lack of financial accountability. Host: If you want to live in Florida, beware of the hidden costs. Many homeowners in recently built subdivisions pay more fees to their community development district—known as CDD—than taxes to their county. But those...