Walmart Plans 34 Florida Store Remodels, Four New Locations Opening Early 2026
Walmart will transform 34 stores across Florida and launch four brand-new sites in early 2026. This push is part of what the company calls its "Store of the Future" concept. Back in April, the retail powerhouse said those 34 buildings would start getting their makeovers this year. On Dec. 8,...
Bradenton awarded $54.3 million from state for utility upgrades
BRADENTON, Fla. — Bradenton leaders want to invest a quarter billion dollars for infrastructure upgrades and just got a big boost from the state. The city's outdated stormwater and wastewater system has been neglected for decades, resulting in things like partially treated sewage from pouring into the Manatee River...
The River Club in Lakewood Ranch has a pig problem
Wild hogs long have been members of the East County community, but sometimes they fade into the background of the brush without anyone noticing. At other times, they root so voraciously that they tear up thousands of dollars worth of sod in yards while also destroying wiring or other infrastructure below the surface...
Mote SEA opens its doors
After years of planning, construction and perseverance through a pandemic and multiple hurricanes, the highly anticipated Mote Science Education Aquarium (SEA) is finally open to the public. The new, 12-acre campus at Nathan Benderson Park, located on the border of Sarasota and Manatee counties, spans 146,000 square...
Rents at longtime affordable St. Pete apartment complex expected to jump in new year
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – The St. Petersburg Tenants Union calls it an increasingly rare happening in the city: apartments that rent for less than $1,000 a month. For residents of the Greenland Apartments on Seventh Avenue North, that was the reality for decades. But now, they’re bracing for rent...
Young girl recovering after leg amputation
A Bradenton teen is recovering from a nearly 17-hour surgery where doctors at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg amputated her left leg. FOX 13's Ariel Plasencia reports.
Giant alligator wrangled outside 7-Eleven
“Florida alligator” is on par with “Florida man” for consistently wildest news story headlines. The latest? One of these snappy chappies had to be wrangled outside a 7-Eleven Sarasota County, Fla.’s Venice — and the gator was positively massive. Wild footage The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office shared footage of the...
Palmetto man removed from flight at TPA after causing security threat
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— A Palmetto man was removed from an American Airlines flight at Tampa International Airport after making a comment that was considered a security threat. According to TPA, the Airport Operations Center received notification from the flight crew on American Airlines flight 3203 around 7:13 p.m. that...
Woman Charged in Violent Parrish Robbery After Drug Deal
Authorities say a 23-year-old Ruskin woman has been charged with armed robbery following a violent encounter that began as a planned drug transaction, according to a report from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. The woman, identified as Sophia Monique Morris, was arrested during the early morning hours of...
FAU Student, 19, Accused of Selling Drugs Out of Student Housing Complex
An investigation led undercover Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies to a student housing complex at Florida Atlantic University, where oxycodone pills – later determined to actually have been fentanyl – were purchased during a controlled purchase, court records stated. Alexander Zheleznyak, 19, of Sarasota, remains...
