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TAMPA BAY, Florida – The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Weather Outlook for West Central Florida, indicating a low risk of isolated severe thunderstorms on Sunday and Monday, March 15-16, 2026. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are anticipated across the Florida Peninsula over...

RUSKIN, Florida - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Ruskin. On March 15, 2026, at 1:19 a.m., the 911 Dispatch Center received a call about a shooting on the 5000 block of White Chicory Drive in Apollo Beach, according to a press release from the Hillsborough...

Days after an emaciated puppy was found abandoned on the side of the road, two more dogs were brought into the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, both in the same condition.

Christopher Howard PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A St. Petersburg man is facing felony charges after...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has filed criminal charges with the Sarasota County State Attorney's Office regarding a 2025 jetski crash that killed a man.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Southbound lanes of Tuttle Avenue at Fruitville Road in Sarasota were temporarily closed Saturday around 7:00 p.m. after a two-car crash, police said. Sarasota Police Department responded to the crash at the intersection, where two vehicles were involved. Police said there were minor injuries...

If there is one thing that the new head of the Early Learning Coalition of Sarasota County wants to convey to thousands of working families in the area, it is this: additional state child care help is available for parents who step forward to ask for it. And that includes for children up to age 12 in after-school...

VENICE — The City Council approved the annual mixed-use capacity update to the comprehensive plan Tuesday, with an alert from Planning and Zoning Director Roger Clark that some proposed changes to the percentages assigned to the city’s seven neighborhoods may be coming.

BRADENTON — There are no meetings of note on any local government calendars this week. All Manatee County School District sites will be closed Monday through Friday (March 16-20) for spring break. Students return to school on March 24. Editor's Note: This Week in Local Government lists scheduled meetings...

Sarasota County’s newest special-occasion dining destination — Masō — is part supper club and part speakeasy, with reservations required for its 36-seat dining room. Co-owners Broc Smith and Jeremy Rice teamed with executive chef Richard Demarse to open the fine dining restaurant in February in a space last occupied...