What’s up with school zone speeding cameras in Bradenton? Here are 5 takeways
The City of Bradenton will maintain its school zone speed camera program for the new school year, despite Manatee County ending its similar initiative due to public criticism. The Bradenton Police Department asserts that the cameras have effectively reduced speeding and will resume ticketing on Monday, Aug. 11, the...
Hole forms on St. Pete road after car spins out, striking fire hydrant, power...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - St. Pete police are asking people to avoid a stretch of road where a hole has now formed after a car spun out of control and struck a fire hydrant and power pole. Traffic delays are expected at 38th Ave. N and 68th St. N and...
Plans for new North Port hospital are already expanding
NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) - As Sarasota Memorial Health Care System prepares to build North Port’s first full-service hospital, administrators are already planning its expansion. Groundbreaking is planned for November on property SMH owns on North Sumter Boulevard near Interstate 75. The Sarasota County Public Hospital...
Rent prices are falling in Sarasota, down 5% year of year in July
Sarasota’s July rent report brought good news for renters: Rent prices are falling in the area market. Prices are down 5% year-over-year and fell 1.6% from June. The median price for a one-bedroom apartment in Sarasota is at a little over $1,300, with two-bedroom units sitting around $1,400, according to the report ....
Driver gets $125 speeding fine and even risk losing their entire homes under bizarre...
A Florida homeowners association is handing out speeding tickets that do not come from the police. In Sarasota’s upscale Laurel Oak Estates, drivers caught going over the limit can get a hefty fine in the mail. One driver was recorded at 39 mph in a 25 mph zone and...
‘Nothing good happens after midnight.’ Manatee County seeks curfew for minors
Manatee County commissioners may soon impose a curfew preventing minors from being unsupervised in public at certain hours. The Board of County Commissioners voted 6-1, directing county staff to refine a curfew ordinance for final approval at a later date. Commissioner George Kruse was the one dissenting vote. The...
2 in custody after shooting in Nokomis, deputies say
Two people are in custody after a shooting in Nokomis late Thursday night, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office announced.
Some Florida officers are continuing to charge people under halted immigration law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some law enforcement officers are continuing to charge people under a Florida law that bans people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state, even though a federal judge has halted enforcement of the law while it’s challenged in court. Two more people were arrested and charged...
Two Is Better Than One: Sisters Reunite in Medical Residency at HCA Florida Sarasota...
This past Sunday, August 3, marked National Sisters Day. For a pair of medical residents at HCA Sarasota Florida Doctors Hospital, the day was particularly significant. Sisters Srija Reddy, M.D. and Sriya Reddy, D.O., are both in the internal medicine residency program at HCA Sarasota Florida Doctors Hospital. Srija,...
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