Manatee County, FL – Theft Attempt: Wallet and Phone Taken at Target Thursday
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Bradenton, FL – Authorities in Manatee County are asking for the public’s help identifying a person accused of taking a wallet and phone left behind by a shopper at a local Target store Thursday evening....
Holiday Shopping Blitz: Sarasota Sting Nabs 11 Suspects With Nearly 200 Prior Charges
SARASOTA, Fla. – A two-day tactical operation targeting holiday shoplifters in one of Sarasota’s busiest retail corridors resulted in nearly a dozen arrests and shed light on a group of suspects with extensive criminal histories. Between December 18 and 19, 2025, units from the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office...
FLORIDA SHERIFFS DEAL WITH 2ND GIANT ALLIGATOR IN A WEEK
If it feels like Florida alligator stories are becoming a weekly tradition, Sarasota County is doing its part to keep that streak alive. Sheriff’s deputies there are getting remarkably skilled at removing massive gators from places they definitely don’t belong — thanks to a lot of recent practice.
North Port Bronze Star and Purple Heart veteran receives mortgage-free home
NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) - An Air Force veteran and his family received the keys to a mortgage-free home earlier this week. The home was given to U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Kevin Wallace and his wife, Lauren, during a patriotic ceremony in North Port on Thursday, December 18th.
Body found in upside-down, sunken truck in St. Petersburg identified
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — The St. Petersburg Police Department said the body of a man was found inside a sunken pickup truck in St. Pete Saturday morning. Police said that at 7:15 a.m., a 2012 white Ford F250 driven by David Hawkins Jr., 35, was traveling east on 62nd Avenue Northeast when it went through the...
Grand opening of Goodwill Manasota Longboat Key Bookstore & ADC
LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. (WWSB) - On Thursday, December 18, Goodwill Manasota opened its new Longboat Key Bookstore & Attended Donation Center (ADC), the fourth in its territory. The brand-new facility is located at the Brista Commons Shopping Center. 3160 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. The new bookstore is roughly...
Florida Woman Arrested After Allegedly Shooting Two Ex Husbands In One Day
A Florida woman is facing homicide charges after investigators say she allegedly shot and killed two of her former husbands in separate counties within hours of each other.
Manatee County Announces Holiday Schedule Changes with Office Closures and Altered Services Ahead
Manatee County Government announced holiday office closures. Offices will be closed on Wednesday for Christmas Eve; Thursday for Christmas Day; and January 1, 2026, for New Year’s Day. According to Manatee County, during the holidays, there will be no garbage, recycling, or yard waste collection on Christmas Day or...
City of St. Pete and Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival to host 39th Annual...
ST. PETERSBURG — The City of St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival Inc. (TBCGF Inc.) are celebrating and honoring the life and legacy of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with the 39th Annual St. Pete MLK Parade: “The Power of A Dream” on January 19, 2026. Join us for a weekend that...
New website established for Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail
SARASOTA — Interested in birding from Sarasota to Key West to St. Augustine to Panama City?
