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GULF GATE ESTATES, Fla. - Plenty of people packed into a community meeting at the Gulf Gate Library on Wednesday night. Residents gathered to hear what will happen to the former Gulf Gate Golf Course property, which has sat vacant since 2016. The 49 acres of land remains at the...

The League of Women Voters of Manatee County Government Committee observes Manatee County Commission meetings for items of interest to citizens and the League, and notes adherence to, or lack of adherence to, good governance procedures and the Sunshine Law. The following are the major points from the board’s regular me

FLORIDA — A 25-year-old Orlando man was killed after crashing into a support column along Interstate 75 in Manatee County early Thursday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened around 12:30 a.m. near mile marker 228 in Palmetto. Investigators said the man was driving on I-75 w

The smell of fresh baked cannoli shells and aged parmesan hits you before the door even closes behind you. That is your first clue that this stellar Florida Italian market offers something truly special, with traditional pastries, imported delicacies, and hearty deli entrees worth discovering. Cases gleam with cream fi

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Chef Anthony Double joined us in our kitchen to make Braised Lamb Shank. In partnership with Sarasota-Manatee Originals, 70+ locally owned eateries are featured every Wednesday.

They say time heals all, but perhaps it shouldn't. During the Manatee County Law Enforcement Memorial Service May 14 in front of the Manatee County Courthouse, Sheriff Rick Wells told the assembled crowd that these aren't "just names" on the 10 plaques that grace the Law Enforcement Memorial. Anyone who...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Venice man arrested February 20th, 2026 in connection with a murder committed nearly two years ago returned to court Wednesday morning for a motion hearing at the Sarasota County Courthouse. 75-year-old Ronald Racki’s defense attorney filing an amended motion to return property that was seized

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WWSB) - The Coast Guard terminated an illegal charter voyage near Anna Maria Island on Thursday, officials said. A Coast Guard Station Cortez law enforcement crew stopped the 54-foot vessel Maititiki, which officials said was acting as a bareboat charter. Coast Guard officers determined the ves

BRADENTON, Fla. - A Manatee County middle school teacher was arrested after deputies said she told a student to slap a classmate who was talking. According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, on May 13, Judith Clark, 64, a teacher at Lee Middle School, repeatedly told a student to stop talking during class.

With a lawsuit still brewing between Sarasota County’s tax collector and Sarasota County Schools over a 2% fee to administer a voter-approved property tax, Sarasota County commissioners on Tuesday formally reaffirmed an earlier decision to pay that fee. This time, though, the vote was unanimous. And at the same...