Manatee Memorial Hospital is now the first hospital on Florida’s west coast to offer a new kidney dialysis procedure.

A man is now facing murder charges in Manatee County after shooting his girlfriend on multiple occasions.

Deputies are searching for a 33-year-old man they say is wanted for violating his probation and is also in possession of a controlled substance.

Deputies say they have arrested a 50-year-old Florida man for selling narcotics to undercover detectives

A House panel passed a bill on Thursday that would prohibit insurance companies from using customers’ genetic information to deny or cancel policies.

This week, Congressman Vern Buchanan urged Governor Ron DeSantis to consider protecting the endangered Florida panther when drafting construction plans.

Motorworks Brewing in Bradenton is partnering up with the Manatee County Animal Shelter to find homes for dogs.

The Sarasota Police Department is searching for a missing 17-year-old boy who last seen in Sarasota.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 30-year-old woman for allegedly stabbing a man because he forced her to get out of a car that he was borrowing.

Deputies have arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly stealing lottery tickets from a Circle K convenience store in Bradenton in October of last year.

An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a robbery that occurred in a Starbucks parking lot in Sarasota as well as an armed burglary that took place in Venice.

Deputies have arrested a 41-year-old man who allegedly pointed lasers at pilots in planes at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

Leaders from the Manatee County School District are advocating for a bill that would make changes to the state’s nursing program.

Sage Restaurant: Cold salad with dressing

Rico's: Piccata

Police have arrested a 47-year-old Sarasota man and he is facing 40 counts of possession of child pornography and additional charges are possible.

In a company meeting early Tuesday morning, employees were told that all but one location in Florida will be closing next month, according to a report in the South Florida Sun Sentinel. The only store remaining in Florida will be in Melbourne.

Troopers say 81-year-old Ronald Armstrong of New York was driving south on U.S. 41 Bypass around 5pm, approaching Via Veneto, when he attempted to turn left onto the roadway and into the path of a Ford PK driven by a 28-year-old Nokomis man.

Troopers say 49-year-old Reynaldo Rodriguez of Tampa started to lose control and went off the right side of the road. He attempted to correct by steering to the left, but the dump truck went out of control and overturned on the shoulder.

In August 2019, the pharmacy director of Doctor’s Hospital in Sarasota met with Christine Eckles, a registered nurse working at the hospital in the ICU, to discuss discrepancies in the use of hydromorphone, a schedule II controlled substance.

The first fatal accident took place around 3:45 a.m. on 15th Street East at 57th Avenue.

A 104-year-old World War II veteran is requesting Valentines Cards for his birthday, and he will be receiving some from a group of students on the Suncoast.

Icon Eatery: Duck

The weather shaped up nicely on Saturday for an event to honor those who put their lives on the frontline.

Athen's Family Restaurant: Baked chicken and potatoes

It’s all happening at J.D. Hamel Park in downtown Sarasota. You can enjoy fresh seafood and live musical performances.

Manatee Habitat for Humanity gifted the family a free living room makeover. They have 13 children, nine of which are adopted. And the parents want them to be able to live in that home when they are older.

Flooding problems at Palmetto High School were addressed during a Manatee County School Board workshop on Friday.

Shortly before midnight on Thursday, January 16, Gail tells ABC7 she saw a huge fireball streak across the sky. She was watching TV, facing her backdoor, when she saw what looked like a comet with a tail going horizontally through the sky. She says, “It was AWESOME!”

The bill, called the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, states age discrimination can't play a role in employment decisions.