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BRADENTON, Fla. - Shoppers at the Walmart on Cortez Road West in Bradenton helped save an elderly man on Monday after he collapsed in the freezer aisle and hit his head. Witnesses say the man wasn’t breathing when they reached him. Two customers, Jennifer Pohlman and Robb Olsen, immediately...

Content creator Charles Ross, who posts videos on social media under the handle Creations Ross, is on the radar of authorities in Florida ... after he shared footage of an opossum getting launched in the air by a catapult.

VENICE, Fla. (WFLA) — The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said it wrangled an alligator at a 7-Eleven on De. 5. The 10-foot alligator was found on N River Road, the sheriff’s office said. “Another day, another gator,” SCSO said in a Facebook post. “Sarasota’s really determined to make this a weekly series.”...

A woman who admitted to mixing Mudslides and pills was arrested at Lake Sumter Landing in The Villages. Laurel Beth Robbins, 74, of Bradenton, was pulled over at about 6 p.m. Monday at Old Mill Run and Buena Vista Boulevard, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

TAMPA - A 20-time convicted felon is back behind bars after Sarasota detectives discovered he was selling cocaine out of his home. Sarasota Police Department SWAT and Strategic Intelligence Unit (SIU) detectives went to the home of Antrone Thomas, 46, on Thursday where they executed a search warrant. Inside they...

Craving something unfussy that still feels like a win of a day trip? You’re in the right lane. This easygoing feature points you straight to the spot locals whisper about when fried fish is the plan, paper plates are expected, and zero fuss is the entire mood. It’s the...

The sentencing hearing for a Sarasota mother found guilty by a jury of manslaughter for the death of her 14-week-old son, Dominic, has been pushed back to Monday, Dec. 29, according to the court records. Lily Scheip, 35, was arrested a little more than four months after she found her baby unresponsive and not...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — You won’t need a plane ticket for this passport… just an appetite. Small businesses on Anna Maria Island are offering special discounts through a Drink & Dine Passport. It began last month to bring more people to the island’s restaurants. What You...

A pedestrian died in a crash while attempting to cross a busy Bradenton road Monday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A passenger van, driven by a 41-year-old man from Bradenton, was traveling south on 14th Street West in the right lane near 28th Avenue West when a pedestrian entered his lane of traffic...

WELLEN PARK — A mother and daughter from Wellen Park were arrested this week, accused of carrying out more than six dozen retail thefts at a local store, according to affidavits. Both women were released on $2,500 bond. Investigators say the pair never shopped together, but loss-prevention officers uncovered...