Trial against man accused of hitting and killing teenager in St. Pete street race...
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The trial for the motorcyclist charged with hitting and killing a 13-year-old boy during an alleged street race in St. Petersburg is underway. Carlos Fernandez, 23, is charged with participating in an illegal street race down 28th Street North in January 2023. Investigators said he was traveling...
‘I don’t do scummy s—’: Veteran firefighter busted by rookie co-worker for stealing $200...
After cops left the room, the rookie alleged Hagenbuch told him go into the victim's wallet and "take a little bit of lunch money." When the rookie refused, Hagenbuch allegedly told him to turn his back. The post ‘I don’t do scummy s—’: Veteran firefighter busted by rookie co-worker for stealing $200 from dead man’s...
Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s Sarasota and Venice campuses among 30 hospitals in service area of...
HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital and HCA Florida Englewood Hospital also earn recognition. Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s campuses in Sarasota and Vence, along with the HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital and HCA Florida Englewood Hospital, are among the 30 hospitals in the 15-county service area of LifeLink® of...
Florida gets another two-star Michelin restaurant. See who just got added to the guide
Miami had the first two-star restaurant. See where Florida’s second on is.
Terrified Frontier Airlines passengers fear ‘the end’ as Puerto Rico-bound plane’s wheel breaks off...
Terrified passengers aboard a Frontier Airlines flight from Florida feared “it was the end” when one of the plane’s wheels broke off during a hard landing in a frightening moment caught on camera. Frontier Flight 5306 was on final approach to San Juan, Puerto Rico, when the 228-passenger plane touched down at Luis...
Walmart opens Sam’s Club Southeast distribution center
A new supply chain hub will process deliveries for Sam’s Club stores in three Southeastern states and Puerto Rico. Walmart is opening a 1 million-sq.-ft. distribution center in Jacksonville, Fla. that receives and processes items for delivery to 18 locations of its Sam’s Club discount warehouse club banner across...
FSU shooting latest: 2 dead, 6 injured; 20-year-old suspect in custody
The son of a local sheriff's deputy allegedly opened fire near the Student Union at Florida State University in Tallahassee on Thursday, killing two people and injuring six others, authorities said. The suspect -- 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, a current FSU student -- was shot by responders and has been hospitalized,...
‘I know what I am doing’: Friends begged driver doing 156 mph to slow...
A Florida man has been charged with vehicular homicide after police said he crashed into another car while driving 156 mph. James Case, 20, was driving his Audi S5 after midnight on Jan. 25 with three other passengers, according to an arrest warrant filed in Broward County. The document stated that while Case was...
Sarasota County rejects latest attempts to develop a Take 5 oil change in Osprey
Not unlike those persistent pop-ups in a game of whack-a-mole, a proposed Take 5 oil change in Osprey is refusing to be denied. But it once again met the business end of the Sarasota County Commission’s mallet at an April 8 meeting, with the commission squashing another attempt from the facility to push development...
2025 De Soto Parade route, road closures announced
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - The De Soto Parade is coming up in two a little under two weeks. The 2025 De Soto Parade is Sat., April 26, from 6:30 p.m. until approximately 9 p.m. The parade begins at the intersection of Manatee Ave and 14th St W and ends at Manatee Ave and 39th St W. Roads will reopen once they are clear...
