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Updated: 27 minutes ago
|By ABC7 Staff
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that searchers have recovered the body of a 9-year-old Port St. Lucie boy who fell from his family’s boat in Lake Annie over the weekend.
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Updated: 38 minutes ago
|By ABC7 Staff
The Sarasota County Superintendent Dr. Brennan Asplen released a statement saying that he would work with the school district to find an ‘acceptable resolution to his contract.”
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Updated: 2 hours ago
|By ABC7 Staff
The new location is at the Cultural Center in Port Charlotte
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Updated: 5 hours ago
|By ABC7 Staff
The driver reportedly had a blood alcohol concentration of .171
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By ABC7 Staff
The event features job openings in all fields.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Rick Adams
Discussion heats up on terminating contract of Sarasota County School Superintendent.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By ABC7 Staff
Venice Highschool football had to take a break for two weeks after Hurricane Ian damaged the field.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Bob Harrigan
Temperatures will be slightly above average through Thursday morning and then cool down just a little on Thursday.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By ABC7 Staff
Manatee County Area Transit is making several changes to fixed-route bus service, beginning Saturday, December 3.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By ABC7 Staff
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching Lake Annie south of Dundee for a 9-year old boy from Port St. Lucie who fell from a boat on Saturday, Nov. 26.
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Updated: 20 hours ago
|By The Associated Press
A police officer fatally shot a man early Sunday while conducting a wellness check at a home in St. Petersburg, officials said.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By ABC7 Staff
As residents await results from water testing in the Suncoast, signs of red tide are still visible at Suncoast beaches in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 10:29 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Sarasota County will resume debris collection Monday, Nov. 28, in areas of unincorporated Sarasota County.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 7:49 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Hundreds of thousands of letters are written to Santa every year
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 6:41 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
The two people on the motorcycle were seriously injured
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 9:04 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
She was reported missing Sunday
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 6:28 PM EST
|By Shane Battis
Volunteers are spending the weekend making habitats around Lido Key safer for mammals by pulling out fishing materials that could get them killed.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 6:15 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
The run started with only forty-five bikers nine years ago. Now, they have nearly 120 with plans to keep growing.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 4:39 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
The initial collision caused several secondary collisions resulting in one minor injury.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 5:41 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
The motorcycle operator was reportedly thrown from the vehicle and forced into oncoming traffic.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
One vehicle was engulfed in flames.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 4:19 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Brigette Green has turned her Bradenton home into Santa’s secret workshop on the Suncoast.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 11:49 AM EST
|By Shane Battis
The National Retail Federation is projecting more holiday shopping this year, and many would like to see those dollars spent at home.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 3:30 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
The Boys and Girls Club of Manatee County opened its 68th annual Christmas Tree lot bright and early at 9 a.m., on Nov. 25.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 2:18 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
The City of Venice will host its Christmas Parade the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 1:42 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
The Port St. Lucie Police Department has charged four individuals with the theft of 19 French bulldogs that occurred Nov. 14.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 12:06 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
A crash on the Bridge at Manatee River caused significant backups on I-75. Fire crews from North River Fire District responded.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 11:01 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
A Bradenton man is in jail after deputies say he shot someone during an argument Thursday evening.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 6:37 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
The victim died after being taken to a hospital
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 2:44 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
AAA will once again be offering its Tow to Go program to help keep impaired drivers off the road during the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 11:34 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
It's time for Giving Tuesday once more!
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 11:07 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Runners and walkers burned some calories ahead of Thanksgiving dinner today at the Nathan Benderson Park Turkey Trot.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 10:44 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Just after midnight Thursday, a 15-year-old arrived at Manatee Memorial Hospital with a gunshot wound. He later died from his injuries.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 10:39 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Although Publix is closed on Thanksgiving, if you need to grab a last minute item for your holiday preps, you have a few options.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 10:30 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
A North Port family has two extra blessings for Thanksgiving this year.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 10:15 AM EST
|By The Associated Press
The operator of an Orlando amusement park ride from which a Missouri teenager fell to his death should pay a $250,000 fine and can never hold a ride permit in Florida again, state officials said Tuesday.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 8:49 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
If you are in need of a hot meal today, The Salvation Army in Bradenton is offering a free community lunch.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 8:02 AM EST
|By Mike Modrick
Happy Thanksgiving
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 7:53 PM EST
|By Bob Harrigan
Happy Thanksgiving Day from the ABC7 First Alert Weather team! It looks to be nice and warm for most of the day. There is a possibility of
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 3:19 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Police found a man stabbed to death in an apartment
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 3:19 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
The School Board of Sarasota County has announced a special meeting to discuss the future of the superintendent
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell has identified the deputy who was fatally struck by a motorist while conducting a traffic stop on I-75 near milemarker 163 in Punta Gorda.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 2:19 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has released another update on the phosphogypsum stacks at Piney Point.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 1:13 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested four people in the aftermath of Operation Recover, an undercover initiative to protect citizens from unlicensed contractors in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 12:48 PM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Great work, Project Dynamo!
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 11:32 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
A man was found in a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 10:00 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
Drop boxes are available until 5 p.m. on Dec. 1
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 10:00 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
It’s the biggest travel week of the year and ABC7 is keeping an eye on local airports as people travel the country to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends and family.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 9:57 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
AAA will once again be offering its Tow to Go program to help keep impaired drivers off the road during the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 7:59 AM EST
|By ABC7 Staff
The crash remains under investigation