Inspectors temporarily close Anna Maria Island restaurant with rodent problem
Florida’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants routinely inspects restaurants, food trucks and other food service establishments for public health and cleanliness issues. The reports are public information. During recent inspections in Manatee County, a restaurant in Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island was temporarily...
Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop opens in Sarasota County
A new sandwich shop has opened in Sarasota County. Capriotti’s recently began welcoming customers to its location along U.S. 41 north of Stickney Point Road. On the menu are a variety of sub sandwiches — such as cheeseteaks, pastrami, chicken, turkey, Italian and French Dip — plus made-to-order salads, soups and...
Sarasota Doctor From Bradenton Gets 15 Years For Posing As Teen To Exploit Child
TAMPA, Fla. – A Sarasota-area doctor has been ordered to serve 15 years in federal prison after admitting to posing as a teenager online to solicit sexually explicit material from a minor. U.S. District Judge William F. Jung handed down the sentence to Dr. Pete Supan of Bradenton on...
‘A living miracle’: Woman shot 4 times in Bradenton workplace recovers in ICU
BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — Summer Freitag was shot four times during a deadly workplace shooting at a medical lab in Bradenton last Thursday. “They weren’t sure she was going to make it,” Summer’s sister Savanah Freitag said, describing the days since the shooting. Summer remains in...
Police identify second victim in Bradenton medical complex shooting
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Bradenton police on Wednesday identified the second victim in last week’s shooting at a Bradenton medical complex as Summer Freitag, 26, and said she remains hospitalized. Police said Freitag was shot four times and that the first officers on scene applied three tourniquets before EMS...
Manatee County, FL – Warrant Alert: Sheriff Seeks Man Wanted for Probation Violation in...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Manatee County, FL – Authorities are asking for the public’s help Wednesday in locating a man wanted in connection with an alleged probation violation tied to an aggravated assault case. According to the...
Touring Wellen Park High School’s state-of-theart campus
Wellen Park High School is a campus built for tomorrow. Principal Mark Grossenbacher, wearing a hard hat, emphasized this point during a tour of the campus under construction on Manasota Beach Road. “One hundred percent, our goal is to provide the best academic and the best learning experience for our kids,” he said....
Man sentenced to more than 10 years for DUI crash that killed Boynton Beach...
A man has been sentenced to over a decade in prison after the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said he drove drunk and caused a fiery, deadly crash in October 2024.
911 caller turns out to be all wet
Civil dispute: A swap of means of conveyance turned out to be something of a fraud. The complainant advised an officer her son traded his Soleil 01 electric bike for a Razor mx500 via Facebook Marketplace, both valued at approximately $1,500, according to the incident report. The woman stated a...
Manatee County, FL Skinny’s Place restaurant was shut down with extensive rodent violations
Skinny's Place, a popular local hamburger restaurant in Manatee County, FL, was temporarily shut down on Jan. 14, 2026, after a state routine inspection discovered eight violations, including widespread evidence of rodent activity throughout the facility. The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation...
