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Leaders at the Win! Derby Poker Room in St. Petersburg said they are gaining more traction from the community. But they are also getting noise complaints from the surrounding neighborhoods.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – New water restrictions will take effect across the Tampa Bay region beginning February 8, as drought conditions persist. The Southwest Florida Water Management District voted to declare a ‘Modified Phase II “Severe” Water Shortage’ due to the ongoing dry conditions. As a result of that...

A Sarasota judge ruled Wednesday to admit a video of Brennan Wakey — accused of fatally shooting his ex‑partner — acknowledging he lied during their relationship. During the trial’s second day, attorneys clashed over a video the defense argued could mislead jurors. The clip shows Wakey saying he wants to tell the...

Back in November, Texas-based burger chain Whataburger held a “ground-breaking” ceremony at 10150 Ulmerton Road in Largo, where, coverage by Business Observer said in November, the building had in fact already been completed, with only interior work remaining. But a groundbreaking ceremony was nonetheless...

A Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy has been arrested and terminated following an investigation. James Jones, 66, was arrested Wednesday evening for battery. He posted a $1,000 bail and was released. The officer had worked for the PCSO since 2021. Jones was assigned to guard George Miller at...

VENICE, Fla. - A woman is facing charges after deputies shut down an illegal gambling operation at a Venice arcade Wednesday, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. The backstory:. SCSO says investigators and the Florida Gaming Control Commission arrested Taylor Swim, 28, at the "41 Social Club," which...

A teenage girl arrived home from school Tuesday afternoon to a horrific scene: Her 4-year-old brother dead in their bloodied mother's arms on a bed, Florida cops say. The St. Petersburg Police Department said 43-year-old Diana Elizabeth Cullom suffocated Finley Cullom with a plastic bag. The mother of four is charged...

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Nikki Cohen began her studies at New College in 1987. Originally from Philadelphia, she remembers being struck by the beauty of all the giant live oaks with hanging moss along the seaside campus. "In that Southern Gothic kind of way, it was magic," she said. In 1988, Cohen took part...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - A plea hearing is scheduled this afternoon for a woman police say was the getaway driver in a 2017 double murder at a local beach hotel. Court records show a plea hearing scheduled for LaToya Hanna at 2 p.m. in a Manatee County courtroom. She faces second-degree murder charges in...