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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — An air pollution precaution is in place for Pinellas and Sarasota counties due to elevated levels of ozone. Both counties issued the advisory effective Friday afternoon, citing that pollution could reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, such as people with respiratory ailments and asthma, o

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - The Bishop Animal Shelter in Manatee County has been facing criticism from some animal advocates and volunteers over conditions at the facility. Some volunteers and advocates say the facility doesn’t provide enough protection from Florida’s heat and weather. “The dogs have very limited inside..

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - The family of Kory Elleby honored his life Thursday by placing a remembrance brick at the fountains in downtown Venice. Elleby was one of two Agape Flights pilots killed in a Feb. 5 plane crash in western Haiti. The Venice-based nonprofit previously identified the pilots as Elleby and Patrick Deck

A Manatee County man is facing a felony culpable negligence charge after investigators say a 9-year-old child found an unsecured gun under his father's bed and accidentally shot a 5-year-old sibling inside their home. Deputies say the child discovered the handgun under a bed while searching for Pokémon pens, and...

A Central Florida deputy was recently arrested for a violent crime. The post Deputy Arrested in Central Florida appeared first on West Orlando News .

One Park Sarasota, an 18-story luxury condominium development nestled within Downtown Sarasota’s vibrant bayside community of The Quay, recently topped off. The construction milestone was achieved with 75% of condominium units already sold. The property will offer a selection of fully finished three-bedroom private res

The impact of a Sarasota woman's research has gained attention beyond the United States. Kayla Taylor, a Ph.D. student at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, was named a recipient of the 2026 Zonta International Women in STEM Award in March, receiving a $10,000 grant. Taylor was nominated by the...

Despite the breadth of its mission — building affordable rental workforce housing throughout Florida — One Stop Housing actually started as a family business. Harvey Vengroff, Mark’s father, was a heavyweight in the Sarasota affordable housing scene and when he died in 2018 some of his last few words to his son were to

When a few people on the board of the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp. approached Amanda Parrish about the possibility of being interim CEO, her initial response was a hard no. “Absolutely not,” she thought at the time, late last year. “I didn’t know the first thing about economic development.”

The city of Bradenton is exploring an option to lease one and a half floors of the Manatee County Administration Building to serve as a temporary City Hall. The current waterfront City Hall property is under contract for $14.1 million and is expected to close by the end of the year to make way for a mixed-use developme