2 arrested in connection with month-long investigation: HCSO
Two men were arrested in connection with a month-long investigation in Ruskin on Tuesday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
Inside the Manatee casino case that named 1-800-ASK-GARY founder and went nowhere
When Manatee County Sheriff’s deputies raided the Spin Fun Arcade two years ago this month, they believed they were shutting down one of the county’s more blatant illegal gambling dens. Perched along U.S. 41 in a busy Bradenton strip mall, the arcade’s darkened windows were wrapped with images...
Housing development near Celery Fields returns to mediation
A builder, a landowner and Sarasota County are heading back to mediation over a proposal to develop housing east of Interstate 75, across the street from the Celery Fields nature preserve. The latest twist in this more than two-year saga took place Tuesday, Oct. 21 when Sarasota County Commissioners unanimously...
The task: Preparing area roads for massive growth
When the Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization sat down to look at a long-range plan for the region’s roads, bridges and related infrastructure, the agency knew one thing for certain.
Nearly one year since Bradenton teen went missing — family and community still searching...
Bradenton, Fla. (WWSB) - UPDATE: It has been nearly one year since Caitlyn ‘Katie’ Sandt was last seen or heard from and her family and the community are still looking for answers. 19-year-old Kaitie Sandt has been missing since Oct. 30th 2024, according to her mother Christina Sandt.
Florida Man Dives In Gator-Infested Lake To Save A Helpless Soul In Danger
It was a perfectly normal afternoon in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, and Doug Hay was enjoying a quiet day at home when an unexpected noise broke the peace. From the lake just behind his house came a loud splash that immediately caught his attention. At first, Doug assumed it was nothing...
Most Suncoast lawmakers quiet as charter school expansion fuels local upheaval
Many of the same Suncoast lawmakers who voted earlier this year to let charter schools move into underused public campuses have stayed quiet as a Miami-based charter operator’s early push to occupy local schools set off confusion and concern among parents and educators.
Counterfeit Money Leads to Arrests in DeSoto County Investigation
Counterfeit Money Leads to Arrests in DeSoto County Investigation. The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of two North Port residents following an investigation into counterfeit money used at the Arcadia Walmart. A few weeks ago, deputies responded to the store after a couple reportedly used...
Charter filing at Sarasota’s Oak Park raises questions about special-needs services
SARASOTA — When one of Florida’s largest charter school networks set its sights on Oak Park School — Sarasota County’s only K-12 campus dedicated to students with disabilities — it brought the state’s charter-school push into one of public education’s most sensitive spaces.
The man behind Englewood’s ‘resistance’
ENGLEWOOD — John Munn walks and talks like a general.
