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5 Sarasota-Bradenton area restaurants ace inspections, 1 receives high-priority violations
Our digital database of restaurant health inspections is updated regularly with the latest information on which Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice area restaurants passed or failed. You can use the database to search by Sarasota or Manatee County or by restaurant name. You can see which restaurants were fined and which...
Man accused of shooting pregnant woman during road rage incident enters plea
PALMETTO, Fla. (WWSB) - The Riverview man arrested in connection with road rage shooting incident has entered a written plea of not gulity. According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Department, 50-year-old Vincent Steele is charged with five counts of attempted murder after he allegedly fired multiple shots into a vehicle during a road rage incident in Palmetto.
More than 20 people displaced following early morning apartment fire
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - At least 20 people are being assisted by the Red Cross after an apartment fire destroyed an apartment building. It happened at the Everest Garden Apartments on 9th Ave. E, early Sunday morning around 2:30 A.M. According to the Bradenton Fire Department the fire started as...
‘Hard to get it back,’ warns top cop after man loses $1.5m – he was just trying to protect his Social Security number
A FLORIDA community has struggled greatly with scammers who continue to target elderly citizens - including a veteran who lost $1.5 million in a gold bars scam. Bradenton Police Chief Melanie Bevan said her department reported losses of more than $2 million in the past year, mainly targeting older residents at disproportionate rates.
Captain: Derelict boats looming issue
CORTEZ – Tour boat Capt. Kathe Fannon is questioning why authorities are focusing on the removal of Raymond “Junior” Guthrie’s net camp from the waters off Cortez while ignoring more than 20 derelict boats in the same waters. “The net camp is who we are, it’s...
Season’s first shorebird nest discovered
BRADENTON BEACH – The first shorebird nests this year on Anna Maria Island have been spotted and marked by Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers. A colony of least terns began nesting the week of May 6 at an undisclosed location in Bradenton Beach. A state-designated...
Victims of lynching in Manatee, Sarasota counties being remembered
SARASOTA, Fla. - With a shovel and a pot, soil collected by children comes from an area where the unthinkable happened. "This is the land where their lives were taken. It’s very, very sacred. It’s very ceremonial. It’s something people see a visual," said Linda Crump. The...
Car stolen in Bradenton and set on fire, investigation underway
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - A car was stolen from Enterprise Rental Car in Bradenton on May 8 and set on fire, according to the North River Fire District. Law enforcement says the car was driven to the 2200 block 17th Street in Palmetto and set on fire. An ongoing investigation...
Driver in 5-car Sarasota crash arrested by troopers, victim identified by investigators
The driver who allegedly ran a red light and caused a five-car Sarasota crash has been arrested by the Florida Highway Patrol, troopers said. The crash left one person dead and seven people injured, including a 2-year-old girl. Aramis Harrison, 38, from Bradenton was arrested on April 30 after failing to stop at a red light in the right turn lane of US-301, north of Northgate Boulevard, according to a crash report from the Florida Highway...
First Alert Weather: Hot days and better rain chances
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Wednesday will be a First Alert Weather Day as chances for showers and thunderstorms will the highest of the week. Some storms could be strong or even severe during the afternoon Wednesday. In general, this will be needed rain for the Suncoast. The low humidity days...
Downtown Sarasota, Siesta Key, among most vulnerable to flooding and sea level rise, according to City of Sarasota report
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The City of Sarasota was awarded grant funding for a vulnerability assessment. The money was given to the city from the Florida Department of Environmental Protections Resilient Florida Grant Program. A vulnerability assessment of Sarasota was conducted and presented to the city on Monday. The team...
Latest Pine Avenue bid rejected
ANNA MARIA – Following Mayor Dan Murphy’s recommendation, the city commission rejected the latest Reimagining Pine Avenue bid received from C-Squared. On May 9, the commission voted 5-0 in favor of rejecting C-Squared’s approximately $1.4 million bid to construct a one-block Reimagining Pine Avenue prototype area that was to include new brick paver sidewalks along both sides of the Pine Avenue from Gulf Drive to North Shore Drive, and new crosswalks in that same one-block area. The sidewalks and crosswalks were to be funded by a state appropriation previously approved by the Florida Legislature.
Mayors discuss law enforcement consolidation
ANNA MARIA – Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy and Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth are not on the same page when it comes to the potential consolidation of law enforcement services, with each mayor preferring their city’s law enforcement agency take over policing in both cities. As is...
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