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A warning was issued to Eggs-traordinary Breakfast & Lunch Cafe, 2300 Tamiami Trail N, Nokomis, Sarasota County, after Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation inspectors found double-digit violations during an April 29, 2026, inspection. State records revealed that the inspector found 13 violations — including live and dead roaches, flying insects near food, and improperly stored butter — during an April 29, 2026, inspection.

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Bradenton police fired an officer following her arrest by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Quinlyn Parnau, 29, was arrested overnight, according to a statement from the Bradenton Police Department. She faces charges of battery-touch or strike, marked domestic, and burglary of an occupied dwelling while unarmed, according to the booking record.

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - A Palmetto woman is still in jail after being arrested in March on animal cruelty charges, court records show. Ashley Nicole Hutchings was denied a reduction in her $25,000 bond Monday in Manatee County Court. Deputies responded to a report of animal abuse on Feb. 24...

FLORIDA — One person is dead and two others were hospitalized following an early morning crash in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, according to police. The St. Petersburg Police Department responded to the crash around 2 a.m. at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street South and 9th Avenue South. Investigators said a white […] The post One person dead following vehicle crash in Florida...

@zakaria_skis/Instagram A family in Florida is one step closer to justice. Taeler Bennett and her two young sons were crossing the street in their Sarasota neighborhood one night when they were involved in a hit-and-run accident. Both of Bennett’s sons, one whom was strapped to her chest while the other was in a stroller, were killed at the scene. As a...

SARASOTA — Nearly a year since Sarasota County Schools announced the expanded rebuild of Garden Elementary, officials are brainstorming how to redistrict it.

PALMETTO, Fla. (WWSB) - One person was found dead early Wednesday morning after a camper caught fire, according to the North River Fire Rescue Chief. Fire crews were dispatched at 12:45 a.m. to 1104 39th St. E. for an outside fire. When first units arrived, they found a camper on...

Barrier islands are, by their very nature, separated from the neighborhoods, business districts and communities of the mainland. To get to the paradises of Longboat Key, Lido Key, Anna Maria Island, Siesta Key and the like, you’ll need to get on a boat or cross a bridge. More than...

At Longboat Key’s Monday Town Commission meeting, the main event was removed from the agenda, leading to the early departure by some in the crowd. “If you’re here to hear the items 6C and 6D on the agenda regarding the St. Regis sign, they have withdrawn the application, so you’re welcome to stay, but if that’s what you’re here for, you’re also welcome to...

Riding in the passenger seat of Deputy Sarah Brown’s police car, I listened as she referenced the movie “Forrest Gump.”. “Traffic stops are like a box of chocolates,” she said. “You never know what you’re going to get.”. After spending five hours with Brown during...