Bradenton FL

BRADENTON, Fla. - A fire at the Coral Club Apartments in Bradenton required several agencies to respond on Friday afternoon, according to Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue. Crews arrived at 1:29 p.m. to heavy fire and smoke from the back of the building, and heavy smoke from all three levels at the front of the building.

The North Port Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person critically injured Sunday night. Around 8 p.m., officers were called to the 8200 block of Osbert Avenue for reports of a gunshot victim, police said. The suspected shooter was detained at the scene. The victim was airlifted...

A man was arrested on Sunday in connection with a hit-and-run that left two people injured in Gulfport.

North Port Police said they are investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital with critical injuries. Police said the people involved knew each other.

SARASOTA, Fla. — Data from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shows hit-and-run crash numbers are going down, but experts say the numbers are still high and legislators could be doing more to track down potential hit-and-run suspects. It’s a cause the family of 13-year-old Lilly...

VENICE — Forty area churches teamed up to create 13,170 gift-filled shoeboxes that will go to children across the world.

BRADENTON, Fla. — It is hard to pick who will get to read the Lewis family's favorite book sometimes. Mariah Lewis, 5, crosses her little arms, mad that her older brother Miles, 7, gets to read it out loud today. Not only getting the role of the narrator, Miles...

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. — Lakewood Ranch has a new destination for style seekers and self-care enthusiasts. Sirius Day Spas, already known for its luxury spa experiences and wellness services, has officially launched a curated women’s boutique inside its flagship location — blending fashion, beauty, and relaxation under...

Between Sarasota and Venice, tucked between neighborhoods and the steady hum of U.S. 41, lies one of Florida’s most surprising pockets of wilderness: Oscar Scherer State Park. It should not exist, at least not in the way it does. This 1,400-acre tract somehow preserves the rarest habitats in the...

Defenders of the historically Black community say that, rather than shrink, polluted groundwater keeps spreading. Host: Decades after a military contractor polluted the groundwater in a majority African-American community in Manatee County, the cleanup is slow to come. WSLR News reporter Ramon Lopez brings us Part 3...