The Department of Economic Opportunity says they have received more than 300,000 unemployment applications but there still thousands more who haven't filed their application.
You may have noticed an increase in allergy symptoms over the last few weeks, and this is likely linked to a lack of rainfall compared to the amount of rain we should have received this time of year. West Central Florida, including the Suncoast, is now under moderate drought conditions.
Officials with Manatee County held an emergency meeting Friday to take a vote on whether to enforce a temporary curfew. After over two hours of debate, the motion passed.
Corrections officials said they have asked county jails to quarantine inmates who are scheduled to be moved to state prisons for 14 days before the transfers.
The Fire Rescue said it will also require people who are receiving assistance to wear a protective face mask before its workers are allowed to enter any home.
The organization announced it finished the last set of paperwork for the last two animals at its shelter last night, just before the stay-at-home order went into effect.
Florida's 30 day 'stay-at-home' order in now in effect. This means residents are not supposed to leave their house unless it's for an essential reason.
The statewide 30 day ‘stay-at-home’ order begins Friday April 3 at 12:01 a.m. It requires everyone in Florida to “limit their movements and personal interactions outside of their home."
Hydroxychloroquine is also a medication taken by people who have rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Now, because of all the excitement about this drug, which has yet to be proven in clinical trials, there is a big-time national shortage and people who need those drugs can't find it.
The early forecast for the number of storms and the intensity is out from Dr. Philip Klotzbach from Colorado State and his team is projecting an above average season.
Manatee County Commissioners will meet Friday to consider a supplemental local emergency resolution that will allow officials to enforce a temporary curfew as local government and law enforcement try to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Well finally a cold front moved through the Suncoast. It only took 23 days! March is in the record books as the warmest March ever for the Suncoast since records began in 1911.
Rio Giardinieri decided that even though this drug hasn't been proven to cure the Coronavirus, he had nothing to lose by taking it at that point. He had been fighting for his life for more than a week. Within 10 hours of taking it, he felt like a new man.
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend field operations for a month, from mid-March to mid-April. That’s when the hiring process would be ramping up for for an estimated 500,000 temporary census takers nationwide.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is searching for a person or group of people responsible for burglarizing multiple RV trailers in Bradenton.
A Manatee County School District teacher is doing his part to help healthcare workers amid a PPE shortage because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has 3D printed more than a hundred face shields already.
OneBlood in Florida will soon begin collecting plasma from people who have recovered from the coronavirus so it can be transfused to people with life-threatening cases of COVID-19.
Winds will whip around to the NW at 15-20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph once the front moves through early Weds. morning. A small craft advisory is in effect for Suncoast waters through 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Sarasota County's Instructional Continuity for Academic Needs plan is the new way for teachers and students to connect and transition into distance learning. Lesson plans have been changed to include project-based exercises and programs that can be done throughout the day.
Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) has announced that a third patient that tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) at the hospital has passed away.
The Small Business Administration South Florida District will host a series of webinars twice a day through April 3, with information regarding economic recovery.
Charlotte County Sheriff’s office is asking the public for help identifying a woman accused of stealing a credit card near a Prime Steakhouse on March 24.
The School District of Manatee County launched its new ‘Coronavirus & eLearning’ program for its 50,000 students that will allow them to effectively continue their education online.
An additional $1.6 billion in Medicaid funding is expected to flow into Florida after Congress agreed to increase the amount of money the federal government spends on the safety-net program as the economy sours.
After 30 days of no rain we may end the month by getting some. A storm system moving across the deep South will bring a cold front our way moving in to the Suncoast Tuesday night.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey announced on Twitter on Monday morning the arrival of their third child, a girl named Mamie. And then he crossed the state to update Floridians on the coronavirus.
Sarasota police took to social media to remind cyclists, joggers and other pedestrians to follow social distancing and recommended traffic patterns to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The City of Sarasota has announced that the city-owned boat ramps and the Bird Key parking lot will be temporarily closing on Sunday in wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The staff at Virgil Mills Elementary School in Manatee County held a parade through the school neighborhoods to social distance while still seeing students.
A Manatee County Sheriff’s Department spokesman has confirmed to ABC7 News that a Deputy Sheriff who was recently on vacation in Orlando has tested positive for COVID-19.
There has been a lot of violations of the 6 ft. rule and groups less than 10 on some of the sandbars and islands on Suncoast waters lately. Thus Governor DeSantis, has released an executive order for boaters for Florida.
Earlier this week India’s Prime Minister implemented a 21-day national lock-down in the hopes to reduce the spread of Covid-19. Sarasota resident Kendra Simpkins has been there over a month, and has witnessed the ongoing effort to keep people in doors.
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota would like to take your kids on a fossil learning journey while schools are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
