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TAMPA, Fla. – A Palmetto man with a history of distributing fentanyl has pleaded guilty to new charges, putting him at risk of spending the rest of his life behind bars. Traveous Anderson, 39, entered his plea today for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a fentanyl mixture.

By the time fiscal year 2028 arrives, Sarasota County could be facing a $25.22 million deficit according to budget projections provided to the County Commission by staff. Based on current spending increases year over year, the inevitable deceleration of assessed property value increases and the county’s lack of...

St. Petersburg residents said they’re still being hit with water bills they can’t explain, some in the thousands.

Bruce Cassidy Sr. has established a long line of success over his years of being an executive. Now the majority owner of The Concession Golf Club, Cassidy's ascension in the business world includes his founding of Excel Mining Systems in 1990 and running that company for two decades. An Ohio native, he also took on...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Two area non-profits are teaming up to open the doors to a new housing program for families experiencing homelessness. Wednesday, Metropolitan Ministries, St. Petersburg Free Clinic and local leaders made a house a home, cutting the ribbon on a building near Mirror Lake. \. "We know...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) -The city of Sarasota is next in line to remove asphalt artwork off sidewalks and crosswalks. It’s a move by the Florida Department of Transportation. Dozens of people showed up on Wednesday to rally outside of the Social Equity through Education Alliance (SEE Alliance) building. Zander...

Metropolitan Ministries has launched its first-ever residential housing program for families at risk of homelessness.

ELLENTON, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that Judith Van Hauer, of Ellenton, claimed a top prize of $5 million from the MONOPOLY SECRET VAULT Scratch-Off game at the Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. The Manatee County woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $2,884,920.00.

On a July afternoon, at her home in Sarasota, Lourdes Martinez runs her hands over the clothes hanging in her daughter's closet. She's packing a suitcase to send to Mexico, where her daughter, Maria, will be in a week after choosing to self-deport. "It's painful," Lourdes said in Spanish, "to...

VENICE — In his song, “Ramblin’ Man,” Dickey Betts sang that he was “born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus, rollin’ down Highway 41.”