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Updated: 14 hours ago
|By ABC7 Staff
Across the Suncoast, local law enforcement and Florida Fish and Wildlife officers will be out looking for intoxicated boaters during the holiday weekend.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By ABC7 Staff
As we approach the Fourth of July holiday, it’s inevitable that individuals will buy and set off fireworks.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Mike Modrick
Tropical storms are getting more active!
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 11:25 AM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Bradenton Police are on the scene of the reported drowning of a toddler.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 8:38 PM EDT
|By Shane Battis
Smoking on Sarasota beaches may soon be a thing of the past.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 9:31 PM EDT
|By Rick Adams
Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix happening this weekend.
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Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 4:20 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
The man was taken to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 3:28 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
The suspect was found guilty of 17 charges
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 2:15 PM EDT
|By WCTV Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A girl suffered serious injuries after she was bitten by a shark at a northern Florida beach Thursday afternoon.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 12:28 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Firefighters were called to the home the night before to investigate smoke
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 6:30 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Travelers seemed to be experiencing fewer delays and canceled flights early Friday than they did earlier this week.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 11:57 AM EDT
|By CNN staff
The shortage over the past two years appears to be winding down, but supply chain issues remain.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 11:19 AM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
As we approach the Fourth of July holiday, it’s inevitable that individuals will buy and set off fireworks.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 9:55 AM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Garbage, yard waste and recyclables will not be collected on July 4
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 8:47 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Guards found nearly 100 grams of drugs during the jail’s check-in process
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 7:12 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
About 150 bills will become laws in Florida Friday
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 10:28 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Kick off Fourth of July weekend with your four legged friend!
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 9:43 PM EDT
|By James Hill
The aircraft, a Reams 406 Cessna Caravan II, is custom made and the first of it’s kind.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 8:27 PM EDT
|By Rick Adams
Anti-Semitic messages found in driveways on Venice Island.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 6:59 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Anna Maria Elementary School is implementing a new program in August that adds to the curriculum with marine life and conservation.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 5:59 PM EDT
|By Melissa Ratliff and Jim DeLa
A jury trial has been set for the week of Aug. 14, 2023
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 7:20 AM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Sunshine then rain storms
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:09 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
Eleven suspects are still at large
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 1:50 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
If you're flying this holiday weekend, be prepared for crowded airports, full planes, and higher-than-normal chances that your flight will be delayed or even canceled.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 1:25 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A Florida judge on Thursday said he would temporarily block a 15-week abortion ban from taking effect, following a court challenge by reproductive health providers who say the state constitution guarantees a right to the procedure.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 12:56 PM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
The indent happened June 11 in Port Charlotte
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 9:28 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and MARK SHERMAN
The 51-year-old Jackson is the court’s 116th justice and she took the place Thursday of the justice she once worked for. Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement took effect at noon.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 10:43 AM EDT
|By ABC7 Staff
The 37th annual Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix is happening July 1 - July 3, 2022, at Lido Beach. The Bayfront Fireworks Spectacular will take place Monday, July 4, 2022, at the Sarasota Bayfront at 9 p.m. That means there will be a lot of visitors in town and inevitably, more crime.