Bradenton FL

You know that internal tug-of-war when the alarm goes off – sleep in, or get up for something actually worth it? This is the kind of breakfast that makes you throw the covers back without regret. The omelet arrives hot and perfectly cooked, packed generously with fillings that spill...

Sarasota County will buy waterfront property that was home to a once-popular restaurant near Siesta Key for $18.1 million, with plans to turn it into a public park and potentially a new waterfront dining destination. The property in question is called “The Boatyard,” a 2.04‑acre parcel that sits along the mainland...

Orlando Sentinel — Bradenton’s IMG Academy agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle a potential liability suit after allowing two students with ties to the Mexican cartel to attend the school. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced Thursday that IMG Academy’s continued...

Eleven smiley faces fit on the Palmetto cafe’s sign. “The smiley face is iconic and just a symbol you can kind of put anywhere on any poster that we do and very eye-catching,” Megan Harkinson said. “... Everyone remembers the smiley face. So we thought if we named the cafe that, people (would) unintentionally...

NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) - North Port High School students and parents are addressing a fight that led to six students being arrested on February 13. A fight inside a boys’ bathroom at North Port High School turned violent, leading to the arrest of six students. Investigators say the altercation involved multiple...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) – Police in Bradenton rescued a bald eagle on Monday after receiving a call regarding a bird in distress. According to the Bradenton Police Department (BPD), a good Samaritan called police after spotting the bird struggling to fly near 8th Street West and Manatee Avenue. Officers...

A man in Florida was making a routine run through a mangrove channel when something strange suddenly grabbed his attention. Up in the branches, there was an object that clearly had no business being there, and it stopped him in his tracks. He backed off the throttle, leaned over the...

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on I-75 southbound near Mile Marker 202 in Sarasota County. Troopers arrived at the scene around 9:06 a.m. At least one person is dead. The southbound lanes were blocked as of 9:14 a.m. Traffic was backed up...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Southbound lanes of U.S. 41 near Bahai Vista Street are blocked because of a multi-car collision. Avoid the area if possible.

The launch of the Lakewood Ranch Library in 2024 was such a rousing success that maybe no one noticed the building had a second floor. Now, after sitting unused and unfinished for nearly two years, the buildout is expected to be completed by late spring. “When we started planning and...