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Manatee County has deferred the construction of a $200 million reverse osmosis plant in Palmetto to invest in a $70 million pipeline resiliency project in East County instead. The pipeline project will add two more wells and a second water transmission line to increase the amount of water that can be delivered to the...

Editor's note: This story originally appeared in our March 2016 issue. It feels like a sign of good things to come when, after 40 minutes of gray, overcast skies, the sun bursts through the clouds as our ferry reaches the Greyfield Inn dock on Cumberland Island in south Georgia. Just...

SARASOTA, Fla. - A Florida man is dead, and his roommate is behind bars after a stabbing on Sunday night, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said when they were sent to a home on Gewant Boulevard to investigate a report of someone not breathing, they found Paul De Wayne Bradley deceased.

The plan to create a cruise ship terminal near the Sunshine Skyway may be sunk after the Florida House unanimously passed a bill limiting dredging needed by larger ships. Bradenton Sen. Jim Boyd's bill passed the Senate last month. It would expand the boundaries of the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve in Manatee County...

A celebrity-founded restaurant is now open in the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. Wahlburgers — started by brothers Mark, Donnie and Paul Wahlberg — began welcoming customers Feb. 28 at SRQ, which marks the brand's fifth airport outpost and its first on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Wahlburgers sells starters,...

A Sarasota woman was found guilty of making violent threats against MAGA supporters in a video posted to TikTok.

Located in the heart of Bradenton’s vibrant Avenue of the Arts, the Herrig Center for the ARTS stands as the region’s premier destination for visual arts, creative education, and cultural connection. Following an ambitious 18-month transformation, the newly reimagined center features nine state-of-the-art classrooms,...

March is gearing up to be a big month in Bradenton's Village of the Arts, with Lucky to be a Local, the third Saturday market, and studio tour events taking place over the next three weekends. Grab your green and head to the Village for a fun, family-friendly St. Paddy’s...

A historic night for soccer in Sarasota unfolded Saturday evening as Sarasota Paradise took the field for the first professional game in club history, marking the beginning of a new era for the organization and the region’s growing soccer community. Despite a nearly two-hour rain delay, supporters packed Premier...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A great white shark measuring over 10 feet long pinged off the coast of Sarasota County on Sunday. Bella, a shark tracked by OCEARCH that weighs over 700 pounds, briefly surfaced just before 3 p.m. Tracking data shows Bella reached the Atlantic coast of Florida...