Bradenton FL

MANATEE COUNTY — Public backlash seems to have only intensified after SSA Marine announced its intention to explore developing a private cruise port at the southern end of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, near the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve at the mouth of Tampa Bay. Manatee County officials said last week that public...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A single brushfire burned 120 acres of land in a Sarasota County neighborhood on Saturday— one of many brushfires across the Suncoast. The fire occurred in Saddle Oak Estates, where scorched grass remains visible at the scene. Brandy Loebker, who lives down the street from...

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. – A collision involving a motor vehicle and a bicyclist resulted in a fatality on Siesta Key early Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 1:22 p.m. at 514 Beach Road, near the entrance to Beach Access 9. Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Suncoast poodle is leading the America’s Favorite Pet contest, a national competition that could provide life-saving medical funding for the dog. The contest, organized annually by former New Kids on the Block singer Donnie Wahlberg and actress Jenny McCarthy, offers $10,000 and a magazine...

VENICE — A major media company has plans for a former radio station site it owns, and it isn’t to revive the station.

A 74-year-old pedestrian died after a car hit him as he tried to cross U.S. 41 in Manatee County on Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the incident happened around 9:48 p.m. as the Bradenton man attempted to cross the lanes of U.S. 41/14th Street West near 51st Avenue Drive West. A...

A water shortage order with a once-a-week irrigation schedule has been issued to the city of St. Petersburg amid an ongoing drought.

There are man caves and then there are motorcycle man caves. Guy Hollis, who moved to Sarasota two years ago from Chicago, owns the latter—in fact, he has two motorcycle dens. The owner of multiple Culver’s restaurants in the Midwest, Hollis has loved the freedom of motorcycles since he was 10. Now he has a...

The 28th Annual Thunder By The Bay Music & Motors Festival returns to the Sarasota Fairgrounds February 13–15 with a monster of a music lineup featuring legendary 80s bands Night Ranger and 38 Special, along with country superstars Montgomery Gentry. Headliner schedule:. Night Ranger: Friday, Feb. 13 at 8...

Have you ever followed a smell in Florida and trusted it more than your GPS? That trail of warm crust and cinnamon usually leads straight to Yoder’s Restaurant in Sarasota, a place where comfort food still shows up wearing an apron and doing things the old way. From the...