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The Englewood Fire Control District responded to a house fire on Fairway Drive in Rotonda Monday afternoon.

Property Type: Automobile dealership and repair shop. Buyer: AAM Tampa Downtown Propco I LLC and AAM Tampa Downtown Propco II LLC. Buyer: Florida Health Sciences Center Inc. Seller: Republic National Distributing Company LLC. Address: Plant City. Property Type: Vacant land. Price: $12,000,000. Lee. Buyer: Evergreen...

NORTH PORT — The Solana Cottage Resort, 6165 Talon Bay Drive, is a new housing option for people 55 and older.

Construction has commenced on a much-anticipated townhome community in an underserved area of South St. Petersburg. The Pelican Place Townhomes will provide 40 new affordable homeownership opportunities to residents earning between 30% and 80% of the area median income. Another partnership between Habitat for...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA ) — A Sarasota man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the second-degree murder of Reginald Graves. State Attorney Ed Brodsky announced that Trae Ward was sentenced to 50 years in Florida State Prison on Monday. On May 1, 2025, Graves and Ward’s sister, with whom he had a romantic […]

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said a man is in jail, and two victims are recovering after a shooting in Bradenton early Sunday morning. Deputies responded to 11th Street Court East at around 2:15 a.m. after receiving a report that two people had been shot. At the scene, they found a […]

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Thanks to a local charity, dozens of families in need on the Suncoast will be getting a Christmas tree this year free of charge. “Thanks for Giving Trees” works to donate real trees and stands. The non-profit organization was formed in memory of Joshua Morris.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota man has accepted a plea deal and a 50-year prison sentence for a shooting death in May, the state attorney’s office said Monday. Trae Ward was charged with second-degree murder for the death of Reginald Graves. Suspect in Sarasota shooting is now in...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA)—Two people were seriously injured after crashing into a car and then a home in St. Petersburg on Sunday night. According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, a 35-year-old woman was driving when she struck a parked vehicle in the roadway and then a house at the 2500 block of 37th...

A St. Petersburg man is facing serious charges following an incident over the weekend that left two pet birds dead. According to a report by WTSP, 39-year-old Bradley Walters was arrested and charged with animal cruelty and resisting an officer with violence. The incident occurred after 9 p.m. Saturday on...