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Undeveloped Manatee County islands for sale for $75 million
MANATEE COUNTY — As a local fishing charter captain for nearly half a century, Scott Moore can’t recall Rattlesnake Key ever being closed to the public. “People have been fishing and kayaking there forever,” he said. “The owners have been very graceful people.”. He worries that...
Car failed to stop at red light, 1 person killed, 7 injured in 5-car Sarasota crash, troopers say
One person was killed, and seven people were left with serious injuries in a five-car Sarasota crash on Tuesday. A driver in a sedan traveling south at 1:43 p.m. failed to stop at a red light as he was passing traffic in the right turn lane of US-301, north of Northgate Boulevard, according to a crash report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The front of the sedan collided with an SUV that was entering the intersection of US-301.
All lanes back open after multi-car crash on I-75 in Bradenton
BRADENTON, Fla. — All northbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Manatee County are back open Tuesday evening after closing due to a multi-car crash. The Florida Highway Patrol said it responded around 5:55 p.m. to the crash on I-75 near the Tidewater Preserve area of Bradenton. FHP said there...
Video shows FHP trooper forcibly stopping woman driving the wrong way on highway
A St. Petersburg woman was arrested and charged with DUI on Tuesday morning after FHP troopers had to forcibly stop her from driving the wrong way on a highway. Cynthia Elizabeth Serrano Roncal, 27, was spotted driving north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 275 at about 12:41 a.m., according to arrest affidavits.
Sarasota woman sentenced to 10 years prison for 10K Skyway Bridge crash into FHP trooper
A Sarasota driver was sentenced to prison after she was arrested in 2022 for barreling past barricades and colliding head-on into a Florida Highway Patrol trooper's car on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Kristen Watts, 54, pleaded no contest to charges for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement and DUI...
New Bradenton fire station to cut down on response times
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — The City of Bradenton has approved plans to build a new $7.9 million fire station. The City of Bradenton approved plans to build a $7.9 million dollar fire station that will allow firefighters to respond to emergencies 2 minutes faster according to BPD and Mayor Gene Brown.
Restaurant billed as ‘upscale neighborhood pub’ to open in downtown Sarasota in May
Downtown Sarasota, home to many of the region's best restaurants, will soon welcome a new dining and drinking destination. Unlike the vast majority of nearby restaurants, though, this one will occupy a second-floor space. In fact, the spot on bustling lower Main Street has been home to numerous restaurants in recent years.
13 Sarasota area restaurants get high-priority violations, 16 ace inspections
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...
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