Sarasota FL

You never know what you’re going to find on a Manatee County job site. What appeared at first to be an old hand tool turned out to be an amazing piece of history, a fossilized claw from a giant sloth.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Monday morning in Manatee County, commissioners, local leaders, FDOT, and more, joined together for a ribbon cutting ceremony, marking the completion of the final phase of the 44th Avenue extension project. “It’s one of those things that will make a difference,” said Bradenton Mayor,...

NORTH PORT — North Port Behavioral Health is now accepting involuntary adult patients under the Baker Act.

NORTH PORT — North Port police raided a suspected drug house this week, arresting two people on multiple drug charges including trafficking in cocaine.

The City of St. Petersburg notified residents living at the Morgan on 54th Avenue South, and at the Elements on Third on 3rd Avenue North that they could lose water service if the bills are not paid by the owner.

Broken beer bottles and a confession that he was "looking for the right roadway" to get home led authorities to arrest a Cape Coral man on DUI manslaughter charges. Larry Farmer, 86, faces one count of DUI manslaughter, one count of vehicular homicide, one count of driving while his license was revoked causing death...

Manatee County Animal Welfare (MCAW) is looking for information related to an animal abandonment and cruelty case.

Only one commissioner was opposed to enforcing a juvenile curfew in Manatee County — Commission Chair George Kruse. Kruse cited curfews as an example of government overreach and said parents should be the ones to set and enforce curfews for their children. Kruse was outvoted 6-1 during the Aug....

The North Port Police Department announced on Tuesday the official closing of a local drug house, courtesy of 'Operation Bad Baby.'

Florida DOGE continued to make its way around the state with a stop in Manatee County Tuesday afternoon.