Woman jailed in Manatee County after $62K tax payment disappears, deputies say
What began as a routine tax payment ended with a Bradenton resident missing more than $60,000 and a woman facing felony charges, according to investigators. Kay Pasquet, 32, is charged with fraudulent use of personal identification involving $50,000 to $100,000 and grand theft involving $20,000 to $100,000, court...
St. Pete’s only Krispy Kreme is being replaced by Chipotle
Enjoy the glow of that “hot now” light while you can St. Petersburg, because the only Krispy Kreme in town is closing soon. Located at 9100 4th St. S as part of a Village Inn, Taco Bell and Culver’s quadrumvirate, the shop will soon be replaced by a Chipotle “Chipotlane” drive-thru, according to St. Pete […] The...
Bradenton 14-year-old undergoes nearly 17-hour surgery to remove leg with rare, large tumor
Doctors at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital said the condition Jasmine Ramirez suffered from is very, very rare.
School Attendance Policy
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Fun, Smart, Talk. Our take on what’s making headlines on the Suncoast. Today, one of our Hot Topics included a discussion about the possibility of a new Sarasota school attendance policy. If you have ideas for what topics we should discuss next, email us at...
Manatee County schedules community cleanup events to address Big Bin Advantage concerns
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Three months after implementing the Big Bin Advantage trash collection system, Manatee County is hosting its first community cleanup event this weekend to help residents dispose of items that don’t fit in their weekly bins. The county will hold drop-off events Saturday from 8 a.m....
Construction workers using on-street parking in Sarasota impacting local businesses
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The construction for a multi-family housing apartment building in the Rosemary District in Sarasota is raising concerns, not because of lane closures, but because of construction workers using nearly all of the on-street parking on N. Lemon Ave. Seaward CrossFit co-owners said they noticed the...
Teen celebrates recovery after rare surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
UPDATE 3:53 P.M. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WWSB) - A teenager celebrated a major milestone at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital after undergoing complex surgery to treat an extremely rare overgrowth syndrome that puzzled doctors for more than a decade. Jasmine, who has been a patient at the hospital since...
Venice man charged in airboat theft
VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - A Venice man was arrested after he allegedly told deputies he stole an airboat because he needed parts to repair another boat, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said. According to a probable cause affidavit, a Port Charlotte man reported his airboat and trailer stolen from...
St. Pete nursing student saves dying man in between classes
A Galen College nursing student saved a man’s life between classes, using what she learned in school.
ICE wants Guatemalan arrested for driving without license in Sumter County
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed a detainer on a Guatemalan arrested for driving without a license in Sumter County. Mateo Zavala Mejia, 28, of Bradenton, was driving a white Nissan passenger car at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in Bushnell when a deputy ran the vehicle’s license plate and discovered...
