Tampa, Sarasota and Lakeland rank among nation’s deadliest metro areas for pedestrians, study finds
TAMPA, Fla. - A recent report on pedestrian safety ranks three Bay Area metros among the deadliest in the nation. Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition recently released a 2026 study that argues roads are "dangerous by design" and prioritize vehicle speed and convenience. "And what that...
17-year-old charged as adult in shooting death of Manatee High senior
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Palmetto teenager is being charged as an adult in the shooting death of a 17-year-old in Bradenton on May 18, court records show. Santana Davis, 17, has been charged with manslaughter by culpable negligence with a firearm, improper exhibition of a dangerous weapon or firearm, and possession of
Florida Grocery Shoppers Are Facing Major Changes, And Publix Is At The Center of...
Florida grocery shoppers are stepping into a summer of transformation. As the Sunshine State’s population...
Sarasota County Tax Collector’s Office launches PaymentExpress
82% of card payments made through contactless options on day system debuts. “The Sarasota County Tax Collector’s Office has launched PaymentExpress as its in-office electronic payment solution, supporting property tax, driver’s license, motor vehicle, and tourist tax payments” at all four of its locations, the office a
USRowing National Championships opens in Sarasota
As Sarasota Crew's Gabrielle DeLeo headed to the finish line Thursday at Nathan Benderson Park in the Women's 1x class of the USRowing Youth National Championships, the collective beat of the hearts of her family members might have been pounding even faster than her own. Her dad, Dan DeLeo; her...
Eminent domain to preserve environment? Officials deem land seize’ nuclear option’
NORTH PORT — City officials in North Port discussed the possibility of seizing 9.3 acres of land from a developer to preserve the property.
Openings of Siesta Drive bridge to Siesta Key to be reduced to four per...
Four-hour notice required for those evening openings, FDOT says. As repairs and renovation work proceed on the Siesta Drive bridge to Siesta Key, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has announced a modification to the bridge-opening schedule for marine traffic. From Monday, June 22, through Friday, July 24,
A toxic site cleanup in Florida comes with a ‘wicked problem’
County leaders are debating whether to continue having a role in the cleanup of Piney Point, a toxic industrial site near Tampa Bay that’s in the midst of lengthy shutdown process. When a catastrophic breach at Piney Point threatened Manatee County homes with a toxic flood and fueled an environmental disaster five year
WITH VIDEO: Mote Marine releases 2,000 snook into Charlotte County waters
PORT CHARLOTTE — Mote Marine Laboratory released 2,000 juvenile snook into Charlotte County waters Thursday.
F-150 Blows a Stop Sign, Ends Up in a Florida Man’s Bedroom at Midnight
A Florida neighborhood got a rude awakening in the early hours of June 9th when a Ford F-150 pickup truck did something that trucks, by all reasonable expectations, should not do: it drove through a ... Read more
