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Sarasota mom says the government shutdown is preventing her son from receiving potentially life saving treatment. Kimberly Kuizon reports.

Der Dutchman in Sarasota is where Floridians go when one plate just isn’t enough. The moment you step inside, the air fills with the smell of warm biscuits, roasted meats, and freshly baked pies that taste like they came straight from grandma’s kitchen. Locals swear it’s more than...

SARASOTA, Fla. - One Sarasota mother said the government shutdown is now delaying a potentially lifesaving treatment for her son. Micaela Hill said her hopes of having her two-year-old treated for a rare genetic disorder continue to lessen with each day the government remains shutdown. Micaela Hill is a registered...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It seems like artificial intelligence is involved in just about everything these days – including crimes. The St. Petersburg Police Department said one woman is facing charges after using ChatGPT to fake a crime. "The victim, now suspect, was stating that this subject, who she...

OSPREY – Scott Lewis grew up as a latchkey kid who loved to ride his bike everywhere and frequently found himself at the old Stickney Point Road bridge which — back then — was a cousin of the now historic Blackburn Point Road Swing Bridge . A special treat was helping the bridge tender open and close that old swing...

Here are some key dates in the almost 100-year life of the Blackburn Point Road Swing Bridge. Many of these early dates were taken from Sarasota County’s application to list the bridge on the National Register of Historic Places. - Aug., 1924, Sarasota County residents approve a bond issue to build 15 roads and five...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Prosecutors have dropped one charge against a man accused of two separate attacks within 10 days. Gene Addition, 39, remains suspected in a deadly stabbing and machete attack. The murder charge remains, but prosecutors are no longer pursuing the machete attack charge. Investigators say...

The officers involved are "banged up but are doing okay," the department said. "We are fortunate that no one was seriously injured."

Manatee County leaders unanimously approved naming a road in honor of a fallen soldier from the Bradenton area — and more is on the way to support local veterans. Pfc. Christopher Cobb, the first casualty in the Iraq War from Manatee County, will be honored with a memorial highway on Prospect Road between Tallevast...

The Longboat Key Town Commission, in a 4-2 vote, declined on Monday to take steps to modify a town code to allow for an illegally placed sign on a pier owned by St. Regis Longboat Key Resort. Planning and Zoning Director Allen Parsons told the Town Commission that a metal...