Residents forced to sell parts of land for expansion project
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee County is working to expand part of 75th St W between Cortez Rd and Manatee Ave in Bradenton to...
Boat show draws nearly 30,000 to St. Pete waterfront
Despite overcast skies and unusually cool temps for the Sunshine City, an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 people attended the 46th annual St. Petersburg Power...
North Port smoke free ordinance takes effect March 1
NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) - North Port's smoke free ordinance (Ordinance 2023-33) will go into effect on March 1, 2024. The ordinance was adopted...
All Faiths Food Bank feeds veterans on the Suncoast
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Church of the Palms parking lot in Sarasota was packed with over 100 cars on Tuesday morning for All...
Former Times property could become warehouse development
To some residents' dismay, a Connecticut-based company plans to transform a former Tampa Bay Times distribution campus in St. Petersburg into a multitenant industrial...
Husband, 81, Accused of Killing Wife and Self at Assisted-Living Facility
An 81-year-old man has been accused of traveling to an assisted-living facility and shooting his 76-year-old wife dead before turning the gun on...
Sarasota man facing kidnapping and burglary charges
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota man is facing multiple charges after deputies say he held a woman against her will, broke into a...
Teen boy airlifted to hospital after Sarasota shooting
A teenage boy was airlifted to the hospital after a shooting in Sarasota Monday evening. The Sarasota Police Department said the shooting...
2 dead in murder-suicide at assisted living facility in St. Pete, police say
The St. Petersburg Police Department is investigating an apparent murder-suicide at an assisted living facility Tuesday morning. Police said around 10 a.m.,...
Wimauma student nearly bites tongue in half after staff member puts him in ‘chokehold’:...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Wimauma Youth Academy staff member was arrested Wednesday after allegedly abusing a student, according to the State Attorney’s...
