Deputies have now obtained surveillance video from the property, a ranch on the 5800 block of Buckeye Road where the horse was stolen and later found slaughtered.
Oak Park School, which serves special needs and differently-abled students from pre-K to age 22, is hosting its second annual Holiday Bazaar. It’s a chance for students to learn art and business skills, creating ornaments and gifts for purchase.
The threat began to circulate among the students of Woodland Middle School Wednesday evening and detectives immediately got to work, quickly learning the name and whereabouts of the student they say sent the original message.
The City of Palmetto Community Redevelopment Agency voted unanimously Monday to contribute 28 percent of the costs for the design, engineering and construction of a pool at Lincoln Park, which will initially be paid by Manatee County, up to costs of $1.5 million.
The latest proposal shows the three-story performing arts center would be raised up on "stilts," which would allow parking for around 200 cars underneath the building.
Around 7:30pm Monday, officers were called to a home on the 300 block of Osprey Avenue in Sarasota, where they found a 23-year-old woman who was 9-months-pregnant unconscious.
On August 6, the sheriff's office says the victim was woken up in her tent at an undisclosed location around 2:30am and confronted by 32-year-old Andrew Wade Woodard, a man she did not know.
Authorities in Escambia County arrested 40-year-old Susan Weddle on Monday. She faces multiple charges including lewd and lascivious behavior and sexual assault.
Corpsman Chris Scott served in the Navy for eight years. Due to both illness and injuries related to his service, he could not decorate his home the way he would like for his two daughters.
The B&B Theatres in South Venice was recently sold, and its new owners want to bring this old theatre back to life. They’ll be replacing every seat in each auditorium with comfortable, reclining seats, adding items to the concession stands including alcohoL and fixing the walls and carpets.
The sheriff’s office says when they arrived, they spoke to the victim’s husband, 76-year-old John Richardson, and say he told them, “I may have had something to do with her demise,” but didn’t offer deputies an explanation.
Martin Hyde, a Sarasota businessman and City Commission candidate, has been in the headlines since a viral video emerged over the weekend and he was accused of racism.
Normalcy is now back at both YMCAs in Sarasota, the one at Potter Park and the one on Euclid Avenue, after both nearly closed for good back in September because of financial issues.
Lt. Ashley Berry's father was surrounded by members of the Richmond Fire Department, as he revealed that his daughter shielded her five-year-old son from the bullets. Lt. Berry and her son were standing on Sunnyside Avenue in Hopewell, after celebrating Thanksgiving, when she was shot.
According to police, an unknown man, later identified as Andrew Bailey, entered the business through a roof access and allegedly stole $400 from two cash registers in the bar.
Justices heard arguments Tuesday about the proposed amendment, which would allow registered voters to cast ballots in primary elections regardless of party affiliation. The two candidates getting the most votes in each primary would advance to the general election.
One local senior living community gave their residents an early holiday present on Monday. The Fountains at Lake Pointe Woods unveiled their new dog park as part of National Mutt Day.
The sheriff's office says sometime between 5pm on Sunday and 8am Monday, the suspects in this case forced their way through a locked gate onto the victim's property on the 5800 block of Buckeye Road and stole the horse.
Sarasota businessman Martin Hyde, known among other things for his candidacy for Sarasota City Commission, is in hot water after a video surfaced on social media showing an alleged altercation with a group of teens from Puerto Rico at a local tennis club.
During the holiday season, there is a spike in car burglars seeking easy opportunities to take valuables from vehicles, which is exactly what the sheriff's office says happened Sunday at Urfer Park in Sarasota.
It happened Monday morning at the intersection of 25th and Leon in Sarasota. District Police say a student on board a bus bound for Oak Park School attacked another student with a steak knife, causing minor injuries.
It happened around 3:45pm on the 3000 block of McCloud Circle. Deputies say an 11-year-old boy was playing with a gun found in the home along with a 12-year-old boy.
St. Petersburg police officials posted their photo on Facebook Friday, saying they’re wanted for stealing the wallet from a woman as she shopped for groceries.
The sheriff’s office in Pinellas County says around 4pm on Sunday at the Indian Springs Marina on 113th Avenue North in unincorporated Largo, 50-year-old David Weil was filling the inboard engine on his 2005 Four Winds 25-foot deck boat with fuel when some spilled.
Rose Greenberg died in 2004. But her Social Security checks didn’t stop depositing into a joint bank account she shared with her son, Richard Greenberg.
A woman demanding a larger seat on an American Airlines flight is in custody after faking a medical condition that prompted the pilot to head back to a Florida airport.
Cecile and Kevin Harrington opened Yum Yum Bakery 15 years ago. The bakery, though, has been closed since the terrible accident three weeks ago that left Kevin in the Intensive Care Unit.
Photographer Russ Yodice went and is sharing with you this inside look at the event, which features hand-carved sculptures and displays made from more than 2 million pounds of ice.
A top Republican lawmaker in the state, meanwhile, recently stood on the House floor and implored his party “to stop being afraid of words like ‘climate change’ and ‘sea level rise.’”
People start lining up at 6am the day before Thanksgiving at the restaurant and shop on Bahia Vista Street to pick up their pre-ordered pies. They'll sell around 7,000 pies in a single day, with around 2,500 pumpkin alone!
The company announced this week that its new restaurant in Orlando will be among the national chain’s biggest. But so-called “Cravers” will have to wait about 18 months before the store is built and open for business.
The day before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days of the year. This year is expected to have the second largest Thanksgiving travel volume since 2000.
The ramp to I-75 northbound has been shut down since July 2018 while FDOT crews removed and replaced the concrete deck bridge. It will reopen Wednesday at 6am.
It’s the largest single donation in the center’s history. They learned about, and reached out to, the center after seeing one of ABC7’s stories about their hope for expansion.
Nico was born with a rare condition called Transposition of the Great Arteries, meaning his pulmonary artery and aorta switched while he was in the womb. This deprived him of oxygen when he was born.
Deputies say around 6:30pm on 9th Avenue West, the victim was at his home and in the process of selling a trailer when he was approached by 56-year-old Tracy Lee Austin.
Right now, the city only has a single emergency room in the entire city. But it's not a hospital - just a center for immediate needs. The nearest hospitals are either in Venice or Port Charlotte.
He was returning to his parked car when deputies say he was approached by 40-year-old Kyle Leonard of 36th Avenue East, who grabbed an iPad from the victim’s hands and ripped off a lanyard with an ID card from around his neck.
