In an effort to reduce retail thefts, deputies spent three days focusing their attention on retail corridors in Sarasota and Venice, ultimately arresting 14 people.

The accident happened around 3:40pm between the Laurel Road and SR 681 exits and two lanes were closed.

First Watch, a breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant that has been open for more than 30 years on the Suncoast, plans to move their corporate headquarters to Manatee County.

Miguel Bonilla Rivera was arrested in July 2018 after Bradenton Police received a tip that the 25-year-old had posted an image containing child porn to the Tumblr website.

Police say on Monday, June 17, 2019 around 12:25 p.m., a white 2001 Chevrolet box truck was stolen from Walgreens located at 3535 North Tamiami Trail.

Around 9pm on Monday, a call came into 911 that 61-year-old Bradley Rundle had fired his gun multiple times inside a home on the 6000 block of McKinley Terrace. The caller stated Rundle was intoxicated and that other family members and children were at home during the call.

The crash happened around 1pm at US301 and 17th Street and involved a Sarasota County Emergency Services fire truck. It’s unknown what caused the crash or if the fire truck had its lights and sirens activated.

The Sarasota County courthouse unveiled its newest addition this week, which will make it easier for working moms.

On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 around 12:30 in the afternoon Manatee County Sheriff’s Office say they executed a search warrant at a home on the 700 block of Rosemary Circle in Bradenton.

Around 7:45pm, flames broke out on the rear roof of a wood-frame home on the 500 block of 17th Street East. Fire crews arrived on scene within three minutes and found heavy flames.

All lanes are open after a truck overturned on US 301 and 47th St in Sarasota.

On June 25, 2019 around 6:10 a.m. deputies say a woman wearing a dark hoodie and reading glasses walked into the Motel 6 located at 660 67th Street Circle E. and demanded money from the clerk, receiving an unknown amount then leaving the scene with unknown means of travel.

Sarasota Police began investigating after receiving a tip that Phillip Stutzman was offering counseling or therapy sessions under the alias “Dr. Phillip Nikao” while claiming to have a Masters in Neuroscience and a Doctorate in Psychology.

New details about Bradenton’s new downtown parking garage! ABC7 reached out to city officials who tell us there are still several things on their to do list before it opens.

The Sarasota Charter Boat Captain accused of holding his passengers hostage for hours at sea, decided he didn’t want to go to court on Monday.

A wildfire burned over 17,000 acres near I-75 in Alligator Alligator Alley, while the Florida Forest Service says this was caused by lightning.

In a press release sent around 9:30pm on Monday, police say Grival Noel-Martinez escaped from the Department of Juvenile holding facility in Bradenton during outdoor exercise time.

Kassandra Moore (aka Kassandra Thomas) was charged Monday, June 24 with four counts of lewd and lascivious battery and one count of transmission of harmful material to a minor.

Often times, we are headed to work in a time crunch and unless you’ve been in an accident or severe weather you rarely use the “Emergency Shoulder."

FHP was called around 1am on Sunday for reports of a driver going north in the southbound lanes. Troopers responded and found the vehicle at milemarker 171 facing north with its hazards on.

The fire was located around the 2100 block of 8th Avenue East around 1:10 a.m. Bradenton Fire Department says when they arrived to the scene, the house was fully engulfed in flames. Luckily, the family managed to evacuate the home unharmed.

Nikolas Wallenda was born 40 years ago in Sarasota. With three TV specials involving Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon and Chicago, he's not a worldwide celebrity.

The Wallenda family has been tempting fate for generations, but fate hasn't always been kind.

Nik Wallenda, his sister Lijana and others were practicing an eight-person pyramid for an upcoming show when suddenly performers lost their balance and tumbled more than 30-feet to the ground.

Jennifer Larson, 52, died in a fire that destroyed her home on the 5400 block of New Covington Drive around 4:30pm on Sunday.

An investigation is underway after Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office says multiple gunshots were fired a home early Sunday morning.

On Sunday morning, reports of smoke coming through a McDonald’s roof in Sarasota alerted fire crews immediately.

There is a new traffic pattern for people exiting northbound from the interstate onto State Road 70.

In this week’s Manatee County Commission Meeting, developers pitched plans for a new luxury apartment complex in Ellenton just north of the Prime Outlet Mall.

Florida health care regulators now say that a much-promised website to help residents shop for health care will have specific information about what facilities charge by this fall.