School Board to vote on keeping same school start times
SARASOTA — The Sarasota County School Board is set to vote on approving the district’s school start times at its meeting Tuesday.
When a Night Out Goes Bang: The Unbelievable Shooting Outside Paddy Wagon Irish Pub!
What should have been a typical night out took a wild turn outside Paddy Wagon Irish Pub in Port Charlotte, as a physical fight escalated into a shooting early in the morning. Just after the pub closed its doors for the night, chaos erupted among patrons near a food truck vendor, and before anyone knew it, shots were...
EDITORIAL: School Board not serving students
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an editorial that Pine View journalism students could not get approved for publication
St. Pete Sunday Market returns at new location
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Pete's Sunday Market is back. After taking a short hiatus in January, the market opened Sunday morning at its new home at USF St. Pete downtown. Since starting in 2023, the market has built a reputation for giving local businesses a chance to thrive.
Manatee County commissioners approve 80 homes on 18th Avenue East
After a unanimous recommendation for denial by the planning commission, Manatee County commissioners approved an 80-home development along 18th Avenue East near its intersection with Morgan Johnson Road. Bradenton Estates II was approved at Thursday’s land use meeting in a 4-3 vote with commissioners Bob McCann,...
Sarasota, Manatee roads need better signs, striping | Letter
Improve local streets signs, road striping I wish to call the attention of our Sarasota and Manatee County commissioners to an increasing safety hazard. I hope they will put some attention into fixing the issue. I am talking about street signing and roadway striping. Over the past few years, signing has badly...
A legacy lives on: With killer set for death, victim’s family keeps her memory...
NORTH PORT — On a January day in 2008, Denise Amber Lee was kidnapped from her home and later killed by Michael King.
Heavy Rain Band Pushes South of I-4 in Florida, Radar Shows Downpours Targeting Tampa...
FLORIDA — A heavier band of rain is now pushing into areas south of I-4, with radar showing the most intense downpours lining up across the Tampa Bay region and stretching into parts of west-central Florida. Where the Heaviest Rain Is Showing Up Right Now. Radar imagery shows a...
Manatee and Sarasota residents compete in the Gulf Coast Games for Life
BRADENTON, Fla. — For Janet Rumig of Sarasota, the bowling alley is a second home. She is so comfortable walking up to the lane that it is hard to tell this is a competition, specifically the Gulf Coast Games for Life. “I think I am the only person in...
A Windy Sunday with Thunderstorms Overnight
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A cold front is heading our way today and tonight, bringing gusty winds this afternoon and a line of storms that will move through the Suncoast in the middle of the night. Winds pick up during the morning, gusting out of the south and southeast winds of 25 to 35 mph as the front approaches....
