Visit Sarasota reporting visitors flocking our Suncoast beaches during spring break, are the reason our local economy is thriving.

Six women in the U.S. reportedly developed blood clots, weeks after getting the shot.

In order to get more people vaccinated, the health department is looking to partner with local businesses.

Nearly 7,000 kids are abused each year in the U.S., according to the National Children’s Alliance. And now, an organization in Bradenton has decorated their building, so they can raise awareness.

According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 57,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer were reported in 2020.

Residents and snowbirds alike were counting down the days when the concession stand at Lido Beach would open up once again.

The county says this is happening as more people who registered are most likely going to other locations to get the shots.

The center switching gears by adding coronavirus information to their services.

The garden has key components intended to reduce stress for the shelter animals.

Right now, Venice EMS is administering about 20 doses a day.

Teacher unions have voiced their gratitude and concern.

As our tastes have pivoted from brick and mortar bars and grilles, the ghost kitchen concept is seemingly popping up everywhere.

More than 27,000 ribbons hang high, some with names of those who lost the battle against COVID-19.

Two vaccine sites went up on Wednesday to provide access to the COVID-19 vaccines to underserved communities.

Florida has about 20,000 hospice workers, and according to the Florida Hospice and Palliative Care Association, those workers take care of more than 140,000 patients.

Many here on the Suncoast are using this day to reflect on what happened during the Holocaust, while dedicating themselves to making sure this never happens again.

This week, the Van Wezel postponed their first show on the main stage since March.

Partnering with facilities like The Haven and Easter seals of Southwest Florida, employees earn a paycheck and a business card, but most importantly financial independence.

Between Thankgiving and Christmas, the 24-tear-old Bradenton resident stood outside the Walmart from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for six days a week. But unlike any other ringer, he uses his sense of sound to greet every single person, because Collins is blind.

Pinellas County was one of the first communities to receive large quantities of the Pfizer vaccine, and they were able to give a small amount Manatee County.

Last week, the Salvation Army of Manatee County was in desperate need of toy donations. Thanks to some ABC7′s viewers that all changed.

Shipping services like USPS, UPS and Fed Ex are setting a deadline of Tuesday, December 15th to ship, in order to make it by Christmas.

This year, they’re struggling to fill those boxes with toys for kids who are part of the Angel Tree program.

The city’s commission voted 4 to 1 on Monday, creating a new zoning district for botanical gardens in the city.

Since 6 a.m., cars pulled up and person after person lined up at the restaurant on Bahia Vista to pick up their pre-ordered pies.

One study finds here in the U.S., nearly 2 million jobs and more than $42 million, in the performing arts industry, has been lost. The question now: how will the Arts survive and will it change even more?

Before the winds and the rain got stronger, ABC7 spoke to Doug Ricciardi, also known as Captain Doug, of Tearin' Em Up Charters about how he and other local captains prepared for Eta.

The lease for the Al Katz Center for Holocaust Survivors and Jewish Education ends October 31st. But the founders want to stay.

After ending her procedures, she remembers having a hard time catching her breath when going up a flight of stairs. That’s when she made a decision that changed her life.

The big question: are all students there ready to go back to the classroom full time?