Sarasota FL

A man who was on probation for an unrelated case was taken back to jail this week after Bradenton police said he was caught beating a 9-week-old puppy.

School administrators cite low enrollment. But a parent group is pushing back. Host: Wilkinson Elementary could become the first school since 1969 the Sarasota school district puts on the chopping block. And its closure could be the first of more to come, among dropping student numbers and sagging budgets. With the...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Two illegal arcades in St. Petersburg have been shut down. St. Peterburg police, along with the Florida Gaming Control Commission, busted the illegal arcades on Sept. 16. By the numbers:. Law enforcement officials say agents seized 30 slot machines, five fish tables (gambling video game...

PUNTA GORDA — With the help of a community volunteer's time and talent, five participants from the Loveland Center in Venice came out on top after competing in a regional martial arts meet earlier this month.

A 31-year-old Englewood man died after his pickup truck became airborne and crashed into a utility pole on South McCall Road in Charlotte County.

Hugh Culverhouse Jr. wants to build at a highway intersection, next to Oscar Scherer State Park. Host: Before the end of this year, the Sarasota Planning Commission and then the county commission will be weighing a 1,000-unit project prominent developer Hugh Culverhouse would like to build on agricultural land. Ramon...

East Manatee will see a new ice cream parlor in the future. Cold Stone Creamery signed a lease for a 1,588-square-foot unit in the Marketplace at Heritage Harbour shopping center off State Road 64 near Interstate 75. It marks the third Cold Stone in the Bradenton area. The other two locations are inside the...

Sunday, Sept. 14, marked the start of a brand new farmers market in Palmetto. The North River Community Market is located in "The Yard" outside the Palmetto Marriott Resort & Spa, with products from more than 70 vendors. Local events production and management company Novan Group plans to host the...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - In the early morning hours on July 12, Oscar Romero Santos drove his red Ram truck toward the Bradenton home he shared with his wife. When he turned onto his block, a Manatee County Sheriff’s deputy followed. As Romero Santos pulled into the driveway, the...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County is making changes to its trash services with the “Big Bins Advantage” program, which starts Oct. 6. Residents in unincorporated parts of the county will each receive a 96-gallon trash bin. The county says the program will reduce truck traffic and save taxpayers money.