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Xin Liu, 40, a Chinese national whose address is listed in Apopka, was arrested on November 27 for participating in a scheme to defraud an elderly Gainesville victim of $15,000. The post Chinese national arrested for picking up $15,000 from elderly victim as part of cyber scam appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Manatee County residents can anticipate enhanced emergency services with the inauguration of the new EMS Station #22, a post by the Manatee County, Florida Government on their official Facebook page announced. The community is invited to the ribbon cutting ceremony set for Monday, December 8, marking a vital step in...

A friend of mine asked me to help him sell his condo on the bayfront. I knew it would be special as I pushed “18” in the elevator, but what I saw when I got inside was something I didn’t expect: Two condos have been converted into one big home. Nearly 33 hundred square feet with a panoramic view of the bay,...

A lot happened across Bradenton this year, and 2025 set the stage for improvements residents will begin to feel in 2026. From public safety upgrades to major investments in utilities and community spaces, many long-term projects reached important milestones. While this is only a snapshot of a very busy year,...

The last section of a Bradenton intersection has reopened after phases of wastewater utility repairs. The initial work at the 17th Avenue West and 14th Street West intersection began on Oct. 10, and most of the intersection reopened on Oct. 30, “once the underground repairs and surface restoration were finished,”...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — A Sarasota man was arrested on Thanksgiving after deputies say he rear-ended two cars stopped at a red light around 5 p.m. on U.S. Route 41 and Murdock Circle in Port Charlotte. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says that Tydarian White, 37, was in a...

Federal authorities reportedly arrested a grocery store worker in Sarasota, Fla., who is accused of sharing bomb-making instructions in encrypted, neo-Nazi group chats that the FBI monitored and planning to livestream a terror attack. Lucas Alexander Temple, 20, who used the online handles “Devilwaffen999” and “Micah...

GULFPORT, Fla. (WFLA) — The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said two people were critically injured in a hit-and-run that occurred Friday evening. Police were notified of the crash at around 7:20 p.m. after they received multiple 911 calls about two people lying in the road at the intersection of Gulfport Blvd. and...

The pizza industry has seen a significant boom over the past five years, with the number of pizza places doubling, if not tripling. However, this growth has not been without its challenges. The competition among pizza places has become so fierce that only the less popular chains are running specials to attract...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Deputies and Fire rescue teams are currently at a house fire on Magellan Drive in Sarasota. Images show heavy smoke pouring from the home as multiple firetrucks work to contain the blaze. The situation is still developing and ABC7 will update this article with more information...