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A contractor has been accused in a post–Hurricane Milton scam, with police alleging he targeted elderly victims and spent upwards of $53,000 at casinos. Brian Michaud was arrested by Bradenton Police Department on Tuesday (December 16) on 13 felony charges. It was in July 2025 when Detective Michael Carpenter began...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As loved ones gather to celebrate the holidays across Tampa Bay, you might find yourself needing to run to the store to get that last-minute Christmas present or dish for the dinner table. Here's which grocery stores will be open and closed on Christmas Eve...

The longest-running drag tour in the United States is set to make its third of its three Florida stops tonight in Pensacola. The first two performances in Orlando and St. Petersburg took place without any arrests, despite the state’s attorney general insinuating that the drag show production was illegal.

A PSTA passenger bus ran a red light Saturday evening in St. Petersburg, colliding with a Nissan Armada. One person was killed, and two men were injured. According to WFLA, the Florida Highway Patrol reported that the bus, driven by a 38-year-old from Pinellas Park, was traveling west on Roosevelt Boulevard and...

BRADENTON, Fla. - Manatee County 911 telecommunicators have helped callers deliver five babies over the phone in the last three months. From September 29 to December 19, Manatee County telecommunicators walked five callers through the delivery process over the phone, resulting in three boys and two girls. Jennifer...

A former Manatee County teacher has been arrested months after officials said he wrote one of his fifth-grade students an inappropriate letter.

The Jaxx brand is expanding its footprint once again, opening a second location of its wing-focused offshoot, Jaxx Wing Co., in Palmetto. The new restaurant, which opened on Dec. 19, 2025, at 4927 96th St. E. in The Shoppes at Moccasin Wallow, is the second Jaxx Wing Co. location. The first is located in Bradenton at...

A man was indicted on weapons and child sexual abuse material charges after investigators said they uncovered he was plotting a racially motivated attack.

ENGLEWOOD — The HCA Healthcare Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant to All Faiths Food Bank recently, according to a news release from HCA Florida Healthcare.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a missing man. Alma Lee Fisher, 82, was last seen in the 9,000 block of Town Center Parkway at about 2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22, according to the sheriff’s office.