This week, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged communities to prepare for the possibility of the Coronavirus becoming widespread in the U.S.
The sheriff’s office was called around 5pm when he allegedly tried to get into a business and a report of a suspicious vehicle in nearby woods. Deputies would eventually see him coming out from the woods.
A long cold winter night expected with lows in the mid 40′s for most and some upper 30′s inland. With a north wind blowing at 10-15 mph wind chills will be in the mid 30′s mainly east of I-75 and upper 30′s to low 40′s closer to the coast.
On Friday, the Vice President will land at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport around 3pm. He'll be holding a fundraiser at Congressman Vern Buchanan's home on Longboat Key.
For years, Deborah Dalzell’s murder was a mystery. No one knew who or why she was raped and murdered in her Sarasota County home. Then in 2018, Luke Fleming was arrested after his DNA was linked to the case.
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Fire crews were called around 9:30am to the 5300 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. The blaze broke out in the microwave in the kitchen of one unit in a two-story, eight condo complex and extended up into the attic.
The skies are overcast and rain's moving closer to the beaches along Hutchinson Island while people seek cover, but it's the perfect time to dig for treasure in the sand.
Troopers say around 11:30pm, 36-year-old Ralphie Moreno of Bradenton was driving southbound on 9th Street East, approaching 301 Boulevard. The driver of a pickup truck, 37-year-old Osvin Velasquez Varela of Bradenton, attempted to turn left in front of Moreno onto 301 and the vehicles collided.
Troopers say around 6:45pm, 30-year-old Seiji Esquivel was driving a 2008 Yamaha motorcycle at a high rate of speed west on Cortez Road (State Road 684) when an SUV traveling east turned left into a restaurant.
Drivers will have to follow all the detours and they can expect delays as well. The Florida Department of Transportation says this will change some of the traffic patterns around the area.
For years Deborah Dalzell’s 1999 murder was a mystery. No one knew who or why she was raped and murdered in her Sarasota County home. In 2018, Luke Fleming was arrested and charged after his DNA was linked to the case.
The Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office searched a pond in the Shepherds Crossroads Community Wednesday in connection with the 15-month-old’s disappearance but found nothing new in the case.
A strong cold front will move through the area tonight. Showers and isolated thunderstorms are possible through 9 p.m. and then look for light showers up the midnight and then clearing and turning cooler after that.
There are no confirmed cases here in Florida and the 57 cases in the United States all have ties to visits to and from China. However, even though it’s not here yet, officials say it’s time to start making safety measures.
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The investigation began in February 2019 when a cyber tip was received. Detectives say they connected the IP address to a home on Vogler Lane belonging to 58-year-old Luis Valenzuela.
The Palm Beach Post reports that the fire occurred Tuesday morning in Delray Beach. Delray Beach Fire Rescue spokeswoman Dani Moschella says the Atlantic High School students suspected of starting the blaze face arson and burglary charges.
Sarah Boone, 42, faces a second-degree murder charge after the death of her 42-year-old boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr., whom she allegedly zipped inside a suitcase.
This week, the Public Charge Rule went into effect. The new rule deals with immigration and allows the government to deny green cards or visas to legal immigrants based on their income or if they use government assistance programs like Medicare or food stamps.
Detectives say it started around 12:30am on Cortez Road West in Bradenton when the deputy, who the sheriff’s office is not identifying at this time, saw a driver behind the wheel of a vehicle with its front tire shredded and heavy front end damage traveling westbound.
Earlier this month Sarasota County Commissioners asking staff to look into funding for improving the shoreline, especially in the northern and middle sections of Casey Key.
State Attorney Aramis Ayala announced during a news conference Tuesday that an Osceola County grand jury had formally charged Anthony Todt. Florida law requires a grand jury indictment for capital crimes.
The accused cold case killer of the 1999 Sarasota murder of Deborah Dalzell is on trial this week. Luke Fleming is charged with murder and sexual battery with great bodily harm.
According to Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call for service behind the 26900 block of McLaughlin Blvd in Bonita Springs where a car was found in the water a short distance from land.
Ailenys Carmenate wiped back tears before the bond court judge had even called her name. She's facing several charges, including two counts of attempted premeditated murder, after police say she tried to strangle her infant daughter.
Surveillance video from St. Coleman Catholic Church in Pompano Beach shows the man sitting in a front pew as the deacon walked back and forth, addressing the congregation on Saturday evening. The man then gets up and charges toward the deacon, taking him to the floor.
Emergency Services says there was an outdoor fire on the 2700 block of Central. Police say the fire was hard to access due to its location in a wooded area.
But that didn't slow down firefighters with Englewood Area Fire Control District. They helped Charlotte County Animal Control get the critter down from the tree and safely removed the jar.
Troopers say for unknown reasons, while traveling east around 10:30am, 29-year-old Justin Davis' 1992 Honda Civic drifted over the center line of State Road 64, just east of Griffin Road.
The fire started around 11:30am Monday and in a short amount of time left 60 acres burned to the ground in the Rotonda Sands area of Charlotte County. Then it started moving and around 40 homes had to be evacuated.
Police say they were called shortly before 6am to a home on the 2800 block of Southern Parkway West after a report of a shooting. There, they found 21-year-old Ryan Booth of Bradenton dead in the front yard from what looked like gunshot wounds.
The Union County Sheriff’s Office announced on Facebook last week that deputies and animal control officers executed a search warrant earlier this month on February 4th at a rural home off CR18 in what they describe as a “rescue turned hoarder” situation.
Bee colony deaths began rising more than a decade ago due to colony collapse disorder and other factors like parasites and pests, poor nutrition, and exposure to pesticides.
This cold front will have a lot more rain with it and this time the cold will stick around a lot longer. So keep the jackets and sweaters handy you are going to need them.
This technology can not only help find missing persons, but help officials see what kind of damage a storm might have caused in some areas or what roads are now blocked – before sending officers into the danger zone.
The trial for the man accused of raping and murdering a Sarasota woman in 1999 begins Tuesday morning. The murder of Deborah Dalzell went cold until detectives cracked the case nearly twenty years later through DNA technology.
Who would steal money from a little girl? It’s essentially the problem that several Girl Scout troops now have after receiving counterfeit cash at several locations selling cookies in the last week.
The Poison Prevention Packaging Act passed in 1970 required a number of household items like cleaning chemicals, flammable liquids and prescriptions to have child-resistant packaging.
For Monday and most of Tuesday, the weather will be beautiful, with highs in the upper 70s, rain-free and low in humidity. But late Tuesday night and into Wednesday things change rapidly.
Reports indicate a 3-inch natural gas line was struck by construction workers, forcing the closure of North Tamiami Trail in the 200 block, which is just south of the intersection with Fruitville Road and just north of the intersection with Gulfstream Drive.
The Florida Highway Patrol says around 2:45am near milemarker 209, 65-year-old Gerald Nicolas darted out in front of a semi traveling south in the middle lane and was struck.
It happened Sunday morning on Anna Maria Island. Deputies were alerted that a pelican was in distress near City Pier and Deputies Parkinson and Kiernan found the pelican stranded in the surf.
A white SUV when into a canal around 11:30am Sunday in Palm Beach County and was taking on water quickly. That's when Shawn Turner and his son drove by, saw what was happening and got involved.
An academic couple who vanished during a getaway in the woods of Northern California coastline has been found by search-and-rescue workers who spent almost a week looking for them and gave up hopes of finding them alive.
It’s thanks to a new, first-of-its-kind state grant that was just given to Manatee County’s Emergency Communications Center to upgrade the 911 system with a new program called Radius Plus.
Residents living near the Capri Isles Bridge may hear some loud banging starting Monday, February 24 when the contractor working on the bridge replacement project begins driving piles.
On April 9, 2019, the sheriff's office was called to South Venice and asked to transport Hosea Harrison III to Coastal Behavioral Healthcare in Sarasota for treatment.
On Thursday, deputies were called to the 900 block of Mill Creek Road. There, they say a man told them that his neighbor, 66-year-old Michael Boston, had come to his front door, angry that there were ruts in his lawn and blaming him for the damage.
It was the morning of February 5, 2020 and 42-year-old Trooper Bullock, an Air Force veteran and a 19-year veteran of the Florida Highway Patrol, was on duty along I-95. At 9:09am, he stopped in the northbound lanes near mile marker 107 in Palm City to help a disabled motorist.
The National Safety Council said 43% of American workers report that they are sleep deprived. So what can you do to get a better night’s sleep? A sleep expert said there are six changes people can make.
A federal appeals court is keeping a block on a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions as early as six weeks - when many women may not even know they are pregnant.
Three separate victims came to the sheriff's office earlier this month after finding transactions at Walmart they did not make. Each was charged with $254.94 and the last place each had eaten was at Prime Serious Steak in Port Charlotte.
The crash happened Tuesday evening on State Road 429 in Osceola County. Lt. Kim Montes says the family’s van was struck from behind by a pickup truck, causing the vehicle to overturn in the southbound lanes.
Orange County Sheriff John Mina says deputies responded to an Orlando-area neighborhood Thursday afternoon after the agent’s co-workers expressed concern about him. Deputies learned the family members hadn’t been seen since last week, so they entered the home and found the four bodies.
Sarasota County officials say in this second phase between Central and Orange, resurfacing of the road will be done and there will be the widening of the two lane street for bicycle lanes and sidewalks, which will include lighting and drainage improvements as well.
