Bradenton FL

Keith and Laurie Farlow are eyeing an early December opening for Chophouse285 by Farlows, their destination steak and seafood restaurant at 285 W. Dearborn Street, Englewood. The main item on the menu will be a wet-aged bone-in ribeye or bone-in strip steak that is then dry-aged for 30 days in a custom room at the...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA)— One person was hospitalized after a shooting Sunday night in St. Petersburg. The St. Petersburg Police Department responded to a gunshot trauma call around 10:30 p.m. at 1311 22nd Street South. Officers arrived and found a man in his 50s who had gone into the store looking for help after...

After earning approval from Manatee County commissioners, the School District of Manatee County are set to begin construction on a new high school. Currently unnamed, “AAA High School” will be built on 85 acres of land in east Manatee County near Premier Sports Campus, creating a nearly 300,000-square-foot high...

NORTH PORT — Discrimination. Lack of opportunity. Inadequate infrastructure. And more.

VENICE — Last April 1 — yes, April Fool’s Day — I found myself in the back of an ambulance with an EMT handing me my cellphone.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — An 85-year-old St. Pete man who is accused of running over a pedestrian in a Publix parking lot last Friday admitted to police that he knew he ran “something” over, but still didn’t stop and drove home instead. Just before 5 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the Publix on 37th […]

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee County celebrated “Mixon in Bloom” Friday, an event marking the county’s official $13.5 million purchase of the historic Mixon Fruit Farms property. The event featured a ceremonial “Passing of the Key” to commemorate the transition of this beloved local landmark from...

Voters will be asked in 2026 whether they will give program at least another three years. Host: The Sarasota County Land Bank, a tool to create affordable housing, does not have it, but the county’s environmental land preservation effort does: a recurring funding source. Ramon Lopez has news about the Environmentally...

PARRISH, Fla. (WWSB) - La Placita is a favorite in Parrish. The restaurant sits on a popular intersection, and the eatery offers up food to locals and travelers alike. A fire early Sunday morning, however, has the restaurant’s future in doubt. Workers were busy sifting through rubble Sunday afternoon....

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - One more warm day, with higher humidity, for our Sunday. An isolated thunderstorm is possible today, but this is our last chance for rain in many days. It’s also our last chance to be warm for several days. Highs stay in the 80s on Sunday...