Florida Blue hosting back-to-school celebrations with free backpacks and school supplies
It may feel like the thick of summer outside, but inside classrooms throughout Tampa Bay, school is kicking back up in just a couple of weeks. To help local students and families get ready for the new year, Florida Blue is hosting four huge back-to-school celebrations across the region this weekend, complete with...
Florida media descends on Sunseeker
Emerald Greene has been to Fort Myers. She’s been to Sarasota.
Fatal shooting investigation in Bradenton involving a father and son: MCSO
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) said detectives are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of a 76-year-old man.
Sarasota Police using high-tech training for new, improved Tasers
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota Police are getting updated Tasers and using high-tech training methods to learn how to use them. Police say the Tasers currently in use have had some issues with accuracy and have limits on the number of times they can be deployed in a single incident.
Sarasota hotel, one owned by a dog, demolished
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Sandcastle Resort on Lido Beach in Sarasota was built in 1953. Later it was purchased by New York hotel magnate Leona Helmsley. When Helmsley died in 2007, though, she left her dog named Trouble the hotel and $12 million. But, Trouble the dog died in 2011,...
More than 200 Siamese cats need new homes after being rescued from Manatee County...
More than 200 Siamese and Siamese-mixed cats are looking for new homes after they were rescued from a Manatee County home.
This Florida city is the ‘itchiest’ in the nation, study finds
Ivarest, a company that sells topical products used to relieve itching, has released a study looking at the “itchiest” places in the U.S. To put the study together, researchers said they surveyed 1,000 Americans about their personal experiences with outdoor skin irritants. “To better understand where Americans face...
The Best Key Lime Pie In Florida Is Hiding Inside This No-Frills Seafood Restaurant
Sometimes paradise comes in unexpected packages, like finding a diamond ring in a box of Cracker Jack or discovering that your awkward neighbor actually makes the world’s best sourdough bread. That’s exactly the case with the Lazy Lobster of Longboat Key, a cheerful yellow building that looks more like...
Holmes Beach man arrested for attempted murder
HOLMES BEACH – Douglas Scott Naeher, 60, was arrested on July 21 on felony charges of attempted murder and domestic battery as a result of a July 20 incident with his wife, Stephanie Naeher. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is conducting the criminal investigation. According to the...
Judge delays trial for Dima Tower, accused of murdering parents in 2023
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – The court date for the North Port man accused of murdering his parents in 2023 was pushed back on July 29. Dima Tower was present before a judge in Sarasota County on Tuesday but did not speak. He is currently charged with the brutal double murder of his parents, Rob and Jennifer Tower, that...
