1 hospitalized after hazardous material incident in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA)— One person was taken to the hospital after a hazardous material incident at a manufacturing facility in St. Petersburg. The St. Petersburg Fire Rescue responded to the incident located at the 2500 block of Terminal Drive South, St. Pete. According to SPFR, the facility has been evacuated,...
Beyond The Restaurant Line: How To Eat (And Shop) Your Way Through Yoder’s Fresh...
Yoder’s Fresh Market is a beloved Amish‑style grocery and deli in Sarasota, Florida, offering fresh produce, baked goods, jarred specialties, and a taste of Pinecraft’s unique Amish community in one tidy, well‑stocked shop. Located alongside the larger Yoder’s Amish Village complex, it has become a regular stop for...
Distracted driving, speeding leads to crashes near construction zone on I-75 in Sarasota: FHP
SARASOTA COUNTY (WFLA) – Construction continues at the Interstate 75 and Fruitville Road interchange as crews work on a new diverging diamond design. Once complete, it will be one of multiple in the region. State transportation officials said the project is aimed at improving traffic flow and safety in Sarasota...
Bradenton man killed in head-on crash with semi-truck, police say
A Bradenton man was killed Monday during a two-vehicle crash on Highway 97 in Sherman County, Oregon, according to Oregon State Police. The 64-year-old Bradenton man, Kenneth Frank MacDonald, was driving a Honda HRV and traveling north on Highway 97 when it left the travel lane for an unknown reason around 4:02 a.m.,...
Woman jailed in Manatee County after $62K tax payment disappears, deputies say
What began as a routine tax payment ended with a Bradenton resident missing more than $60,000 and a woman facing felony charges, according to investigators. Kay Pasquet, 32, is charged with fraudulent use of personal identification involving $50,000 to $100,000 and grand theft involving $20,000 to $100,000, court...
St. Pete’s only Krispy Kreme is being replaced by Chipotle
Enjoy the glow of that “hot now” light while you can St. Petersburg, because the only Krispy Kreme in town is closing soon. Located at 9100 4th St. S as part of a Village Inn, Taco Bell and Culver’s quadrumvirate, the shop will soon be replaced by a Chipotle “Chipotlane” drive-thru, according to St. Pete […] The...
Bradenton 14-year-old undergoes nearly 17-hour surgery to remove leg with rare, large tumor
Doctors at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital said the condition Jasmine Ramirez suffered from is very, very rare.
School Attendance Policy
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Fun, Smart, Talk. Our take on what’s making headlines on the Suncoast. Today, one of our Hot Topics included a discussion about the possibility of a new Sarasota school attendance policy. If you have ideas for what topics we should discuss next, email us at...
Manatee County schedules community cleanup events to address Big Bin Advantage concerns
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Three months after implementing the Big Bin Advantage trash collection system, Manatee County is hosting its first community cleanup event this weekend to help residents dispose of items that don’t fit in their weekly bins. The county will hold drop-off events Saturday from 8 a.m....
Construction workers using on-street parking in Sarasota impacting local businesses
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The construction for a multi-family housing apartment building in the Rosemary District in Sarasota is raising concerns, not because of lane closures, but because of construction workers using nearly all of the on-street parking on N. Lemon Ave. Seaward CrossFit co-owners said they noticed the...
