Sarasota FL

The former Palmetto Animal Shelter will soon become a rehabilitation center for rescued seabirds. Friends of the Pelicans Inc., a local nonprofit that rescues seabirds including pelicans, will take over the county-owned Palmetto shelter with the goal of increasing its capacity to serve and rescue wildlife. Manatee County commissioners unanimously approved the plans on Tuesday. Manatee County Government is moving animal services operations...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The 18-year-old accused in a fatal hit-and-run crash on Interstate 75 in Manatee County has pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial. Jonathan Matos-Morales also waived formal arraignment. The Florida Highway Patrol said Morales was driving a Ford Mustang south on I-75 when it...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WWSB) - A woman previously charged in connection with a string of unoccupied residential burglaries in the Englewood area is facing additional charges in Charlotte County and separate charges in Sarasota County. Shyla M. Robinett, 44, was arrested April 22 in Charlotte County on one count of...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee County Utilities will begin a new Bulk Collection Pilot Program on May 1 for residential solid waste customers in unincorporated Manatee County. Under the program, residents may place up to two bulk items at the curb once a month on a predetermined, zone-based pickup day...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Any driver who has sat through rush hour traffic on one of Sarasota County’s major thoroughfares has experienced the problem firsthand. As new real estate development has boomed in recent years, improvements to county roads have not kept up with all of those extra drivers. On roads like Fruitville, Tamiami Trail and Honore Avenue, an influx of added traffic has become...

MYAKKA CITY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Highway Patrol is looking for the driver of a truck that clipped a stopped school bus Friday morning in Manatee County before driving away. Investigators say the school bus was stopped on northbound Betts Road, north of 103rd Avenue East shortly after 7...

After requesting unlimited leave accrual, automatic salary increases, a $500 monthly car allowance, an indefinite contract term, and a supermajority vote to be terminated without cause, Manatee County Administrator Charlie Bishop will stick to his current contract for another six months. Bishop’s contract was due to expire in August. Commissioners...

Tucked inside a regular Bradenton neighborhood, the Village of the Arts is one of Florida’s most surprising hidden gems. Colorful restored bungalows from the 1920s and 1930s have been transformed into working studios, galleries, cafes, and shops where real artists actually live and create. Walking through its streets feels...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A woman intoxicated at twice the legal limit got behind the wheel, believing her Tesla’s autopilot would get her home safely, the Florida Highway Patrol said Friday. According to Trooper Kenn Watson, at around 2 a.m., 37-year-old Kimberly Brown was traveling northbound on I-75, intoxicated...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The body of missing University of South Florida student 27-year-old Zamil Limon was found Friday morning on the Howard Frankland Bridge, and his roommate has been arrested as the search continues for 27-year-old Nahida Bristy. What we know:. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, deputies...