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RUSKIN, Fla. (WFLA) — Amazon’s Prime Air delivery service launched at Amazon’s TPA1 fulfillment center in Ruskin on Tuesday. Amazon officials said drones will bring “ultra-fast delivery” to local neighborhoods in select areas of Tampa Bay. According to Prime Air, drones can deliver packages weighing up to five pounds...

Residents of the University Town Center (UTC) area in Sarasota have noticed an unusual increase in police presence recently. The sudden surge in law enforcement officers patrolling the streets at all hours has sparked curiosity and speculation among the locals. They are wondering if there's a special operation...

Last year, when Superintendent Terry Connor handed Kelly Rozelle a bouquet of flowers and announced her as a finalist for Teacher of the Year, the Venice High School teacher could only shake her head and say, “I am in total shock.” She was still processing it all when, just a few weeks later, she was named Sarasota...

Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Even if you're just keen on viewing some of the cute critters available for adoption nearby, there are ample pets waiting for their forever homes in animal shelters throughout and around bradenton.

HOLMES BEACH, Fla. (WWSB) - The iconic Suncoast Restaurant has reopened for business more than a year after Hurricanes Helene and Milton destroyed the Rod N’ Reel Pier and its popular eatery on Anna Maria Island. The restaurant is now located at the Plaza at 3246 East Bay Drive...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Nicholas Zotto was sentenced Monday afternoon to five years of probation and 150 hours of community service for aggravated animal cruelty. Zotto was found guilty in September after a video posted to social media appeared to show him striking a dog named Grizzly in a play area at his pet...

Citizen assist: Police were called about a missing vehicle on a Saturday afternoon. When police arrived to the caller’s home, a man told police that his wife, 92, drove her car off the island yesterday, but returned in a sheriff deputy’s car. Her car, meanwhile, had been left at a gas station. The brand of gas...

Manatee County commissioners unanimously voted Nov. 18 to authorize county staff to work on identifying streetscape projects along a stretch of U.S. 41. Commissioners also authorized staff to develop specific recommendations on potential changes to the county’s land development code. The decision takes the county...

Thanksgiving week is here. As residents of Bradenton and Manatee County prepare their turkeys and enjoy holiday celebrations, they should also be aware of adjusted waste collection schedules and government building closures. Residents of Bradenton, Palmetto and unincorporated Manatee County will not have their trash...

A Bradenton man is set to spend the next two decades in prison for a 2024 crash on U.S. 301 that killed a 71-year-old woman and injured several others, according to court records. A judge sentenced 38-year-old Aramis Jerome Harrison to 20 years in state prison after prosecutors said he sped through a red light after...