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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The School District of Manatee County has confirmed to ABC7 that the Freedom Elementary School teacher that was struck while crossing the road in downtown St Petersburg on Saturday night has died as a result of his injuries. Jeffrey, Ariane and Emily Wilson were walking in...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Manatee County School District is keeping the family of one of their teachers in their thoughts after he died following a crash over the weekend in St. Petersburg. Jeffrey Wilson was a physical education teacher at Freedom Elementary School in Bradenton. In an update...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News) - Authorities in Florida say a teacher has died after he was struck by a vehicle while out for a walk. WWSB reports that Jeffrey Wilson, a physical education teacher, was hit by an SUV while crossing a street in downtown St. Petersburg over the weekend.

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee County Commission has unanimously approved construction to begin on the Moccasin Wallow roundabout. There was no discussion by the commissioners on the project when it was brought up during their Tuesday, June 6 meeting. The roundabout will be located at US-301 and Moccasin Wallow....

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Freedom Elementary School teacher died after he was hit by a car in St. Petersburg over the weekend, according to officials. Jeffrey Wilson, a physical education teacher at the Manatee County school, was hit along with his wife, Ariane, who is also a kindergarten teacher at the school, the Manatee County School District said.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Manatee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to allow county employees with concealed carry permits to bring their firearms to work. The board voted 7-0 to allow any county employees with concealed permits to bring those weapons into their place of work. Commissioner Vanessa...

Three people were injured in an accident caused by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 75 early Monday morning in Manatee County. Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a 23-year-old man from Palm Harbor who was driving the BMW sedan that caused the accident for a potential driving under the influence charge.

In a matter of minutes, all seven Manatee County commissioners voted in favor of allowing county employees to carry concealed firearms to work.

SARASOTA, Fla. — The pain of losing a child is unimaginable. “Hunter was loved by so many people,” said Christy DeFilippo, Hunter Burns' mother. “We will do whatever it takes for this to be changed.”. Burns, 22, died in an accident in March 2020. His truck crashed...

MANATEE COUNTY Fla. (WWSB) - Homeowners who receive their water directly from Manatee County or the Cities of Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes beach, and who still have a toilet that was installed prior to 1995, may be eligible for a rebate if it is replaced. Homeowners can replace...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla — The Hi Way Bar & Grille in Bradenton is best described by its third-generation owner Alicia Lou Lou Dorics as a combination of many things. Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has installed gunfire detectors at three locations. The moment a gunshot is fired, the detector...

The North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton area ranks 47th out of 381 U.S. metro areas for most expensive places to raise a child. Using the MIT living wage calculator, the study conducted by SmartAsset, includes costs of food, housing, childcare, health care, transportation and other necessities. How much does it cost to raise...

BRADENTON, Fla. - County employees in Manatee County will soon be able to be armed at work. The Manatee County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the policy Tuesday morning. "If someone means to do harm, they’re not following our rules and so, what we have to do is think about...

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BRADENTON, Fla. — In a few weeks, most Manatee County employees won't have to leave their firearms in their personal car or at home when they come to work. Instead, they would be able to bring them into county office buildings and vehicles and carry them around while working.

A third person was also taken to the hospital, but their injuries are said to be minor. A DUI investigation is "ongoing," troopers said.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Leaders in Manatee County unanimously passed a new rule allowing concealed weapons in government workplaces on Tuesday. It includes any building or vehicle the county owns, operates, or any place where a Manatee County employee is conducting county business. But there are exceptions — you...