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MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a missing and potentially endangered woman. 26-year-old Aaliyah Ramirez was last seen around 3:45 a.m. on September 27, 2025, in the 5400 block of 18th Street East in Bradenton. Officials say...

A devastating tragedy has struck the Palmetto community with the shooting death of Blanca Guzman-Bartolon, a 30-year-old mother, daughter, and beloved friend. According to officials, the incident occurred late Sunday evening, September 21, 2025, when Palmetto police responded to reports of gunfire at the 1400 block...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA)— St. Petersburg Mayor Kenneth Welch is holding a news conference today on the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene. Mayor Welch will be at Tropicana Field on Friday morning. On Sept. 26, 2024, Helene made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida, but brought devastating storm damage to...

A Manatee County mother of three wants someone held accountable. Hailey Van Dam had an above-the-knee amputation, which she believes could have been prevented.

South Bradenton’s restaurant community appears to be adding a new bagel brand into the mix. This week, What Now came across plan review documents submitted by Jersey Bagel 1 LLC for a restaurant that would open at 2111 Cortex Road W, near the intersection with 20th Street West. What...

A 25-year-old Wauchula man died Friday morning after his car overturned in eastern Manatee County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the man was driving west on State Road 62 around 9:10 a.m. when his sedan veered onto the north shoulder about a quarter-mile west of 455th Avenue East. The car...

WELLEN PARK — Daniel Beesting, an Air Force veteran, said he has no clue where he would be if it wasn’t for his family and a completely free, four-bedroom home gifted to him in Wellen Park.

VENICE, FL – A woman was arrested and nearly 218 grams of fentanyl seized in a drug bust on Tuesday in Venice, Florida, as part of an extensive multiagency investigation. The arrest occurred along southbound Interstate 75 near exit 195. Authorities apprehended Stacy Garrett, a 44-year-old landscaper from North Port,...

A locally-owned breakfast restaurant recently announced plans for a new Manatee County location. The Breakfast Company is adding a restaurant in the Gateway Commons shopping plaza off Moccasin Wallow Road near Interstate 75 in Parrish. The restaurant announced on social media that it will open in May 2026. “Get ready...

VENICE — A convicted felon is in the Sarasota County Jail facing multiple charges because the windows on his rental car were tinted too dark.