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Memorial Day is Monday, May 25. In Manatee County, government offices will close, trash pickup will be delayed and some public transit services will not run. Here’s what to know. Trash pickup and public transit changes Trash pickup for Bradenton, Palmetto and unincorporated Manatee County will be delayed one day in obs

This week in our “Lost but Not Forgotten” series, we’re highlighting a Sarasota landmark that has become almost invisible with time. Shadowed by modern towers along South Palm Avenue, the surviving Mira Mar Hotel blends quietly among Mediterranean Revival storefronts and newer development. If you didn’t know its histor

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla — A 28-year-old Wauchula man was killed Friday afternoon in a multi-vehicle crash on State Road 62 in Manatee County, according to authorities. The crash occurred east of Bunker Hill Road when the driver, traveling westbound, crossed the center line into oncoming traffic. His vehicle collided with t

A community clean up event will be held at the Historic Old Memphis Cemetery in Manatee County.

Mario Mounes Rizk CLEARWATER, Fla. – A late-night, high-speed chain reaction collision on U.S. 19...

I was not planning to stop. I was not even looking for food. But something pulled me off the road and into a small bistro that barely announces itself to the world. That instinct saved me from missing the best shrimp and grits I have eaten in this state. Florida...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Communities across Manatee and Sarasota counties are preparing to honor fallen service members this Memorial Day with a weekend of parades, ceremonies and volunteer efforts. Residents have several opportunities to pay their respects on Monday, May 25, from the quiet rows of Sarasota National Ce

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Bradenton Police are asking the public for help in finding a man they say witnessed a homicide May 18 where a Manatee High School senior died. Police say Ty’Zaevian Lamar Brinkley, 18, is not a suspect in the case. “Brinkley is NOT considered a suspect or person of interest - only a witness,” t

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Bradenton small business owner says years of hard work were shaken after thieves stole thousands of dollars’ worth of landscaping equipment from his trailer. Brice Gore, owner of Big South Lawn and Landscape, says the theft happened May 15 near 26th Street and 17th...

A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy resigned while under criminal investigation after investigators say he used a sheriff’s office database to harass a woman as retaliation. Matthew Schwartz, 37, faces a third-degree felony charge of harassment by use of personal identification information after investigators say he acce