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Sarasota man pleads guilty to theft of government property
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota man has pleaded guilty to theft of government property per the state attorney. Allen R. Jenkins, 68, pleaded guilty to the charges and now faces a maximum penalty of ten years. Jenkins was receiving disability annuitant from the United States Railroad Retirement and was...
First Alert Weather: Hot and dry for most of the week
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Warm and dry all week will be the theme of the weeks weather. Daytime highs will be above average all week with only a minor chance for an inland shower. High pressure aloft and at the surface will hold fast with little change in site, with the exception of a few minor impulses in the atmosphere which may allow the Seabreeze to become more important in coastal cooling in the week ahead.
Florida man allegedly hurls pasta at driver during road rage incident
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A road rage incident took a saucy turn when a Florida man got fed up with "glaring headlights" and allegedly resorted to flinging pasta with sauce at another driver, striking him through his open window. Nolan Goins, 46, was arrested with battery after the food fight...
Road closure in Sarasota set to begin
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - On Monday, April 29th the westbound lanes of Ringling Blvd between Osprey Ave and Rawls Ave will be closed due to construction. Full closures begin on Saturday, May 4th due to the new Ringling Blvd and Pine Place roundabout. The City of Sarasota, Government reminds the...
How historical markers can remember, and manipulate, the past
The U.S. is dotted with historical markers. You can usually spot one as a plaque on the ground or a metal sign. “There's more than 180,000 markers in this country so far. We keep putting more and more up,” Laura Sullivan, investigative reporter for NPR, said Friday on The Florida Roundup. Sullivan has investigated historical markers as part of the NPR series Off The Mark.
GOOD DEEDS: Neal Communities pledges $500,000 to build housing for homeless families
Neal Communities, a top private homebuilder in Southwest Florida, has pledged $500,000 toward construction of Hope Village of Manatee, a development of Help to Home, Inc. The 53-unit community, at 1825 30th Ave. W., Bradenton, will provide temporary housing for low-income families with minor children who are homeless or threatened with homelessness. The program also provides mentoring, monitoring and case management to help the families escape the threat of homelessness.
Affordable housing project doomed to fail in Sarasota
What are two of the hottest buzzwords around town today? Yes, “affordable housing.”. Well, our city manager has mistakenly convinced the Sarasota City Commission that the city should become a landlord in the affordable housing game (“Sarasota City Commission approves city-owned ‘attainable housing’ proposal,” April 15). The plan is to purchase property across from City Hall and construct rental units that would fit that profile.
'One in a million:' Brandon couple reunited with lost pendant containing infant's ashes
BRANDON, Fla. - A Brandon couple was reunited with a lost pendant containing their premature daughter's ashes thanks to good Samaritans and a Facebook post. For Heisel Canales and Maria Hughley, the beach at the Sunset Bar & Grill in Ruskin is special in so many ways. "This beach means...
Winds Decreasing, Humidity slowly on the Rise
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The overall forecast for Monday will include excellent conditions for commuters. It will be a little breezy but the winds are decreasing compared to the weekend. An east wind will prevail early around 15 mph, then come from the southwest in the afternoon. The morning low...
Regional baptism event set for May 4
VENICE — One Christ Won City, a Florida-based nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring Jesus with word and deed, will host the second annual Baptism In The Gulf on Saturday, May 4, at Maxine Barritt Park on Venice Island, Manasota Beach and Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island.
St. Pete woman thought this would be home, then she received an eviction notice
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For Nikita Jones and her two daughters, this two-bedroom, one-bath house in St. Petersburg was finally home. “I had been homeless for eight months, already with two kids. I was sleeping in my truck. My kids were staying with my friend,” Jones said. Praying...
'We lived it.' Alumni from St. Petersburg's first Black high school reflect on desegregation
Leafing through the yellowed pages of a 1966 yearbook, Lolita Brown recalls attending Gibbs High School, the first high school for African American students in Pinellas County. "All my family had graduated from Gibbs and I couldn't imagine not being there," said Brown. Brown grew up in South St. Petersburg,...
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