After weeks of discussion and a recent ordinance approved in Manatee County, the City of Bradenton is following the county’s lead on an ordinance to curtail panhandling.
Troopers say around 7:30am, a Sarasota County school bus was on the I-75 southbound exit ramp, coming onto Clark Road, when 55-year-old James Rizza of North Port ran a red light, crashing his Kia Forte into the left side of the school bus.
Local beekeeper Pedro Mello says the bees began swarming his home Monday after he extracted honey from his beehives inside of his garage. He says after that, the bees smelled the honey and came from everywhere trying to get into his garage.
Crews were called to Aucilla Drive, which is in the Grand Palm development off River Road, around 8:30pm. When they arrived, smoke was coming from the home and a fire was found in the kitchen area.
The Department of Health in Sarasota conducted an epidemiological investigation and determined a person working at P.F. Chang’s at 766 South Osprey in Sarasota from November 6-17 may have been infectious.
These surveillance cameras will be a way to add another set of eyes on crowded areas throughout Venice to help protect residents, business owners and visitors.
Four-year-old Kerrigan Smith of Bradenton went on her first roller coaster ride this past Sunday at Busch Gardens in Tampa. The way her face goes from excited to horrified to thrilled as she rides the Air Grover with her mom, Kathryn, is a must see!
This follows a special meeting of the School Board last Tuesday where board members voted to give Bowden 30-day notice before a December 10th meeting where they would decide if any disciplinary action, including a reprimand, suspension or termination, will be taken against him.
On Monday, the City Commission unanimously voted to eliminate the skate park’s user fee and directed staff to come up with a plan for future operation of the park.
The building is in the 5300 block of Clark Road, which represents a large number of businesses. It appears to be affecting an office building near the Marathon gas station.
In this plan, BPOZ 1991 Main, LLC says only the shopping center portion of the existing property would be demolished. Instead of one large retail space totaling 236,291 square feet, in the proposed plan the ground floor would have four retail spaces totaling 50,700 square feet.
The sheriff's office says around 8pm on Monday, the victim went to a friend's home on 101st Street West in Bradenton to pick up some furniture when he got into a verbal argument with 56-year-old David Nichols.
Thanksgiving only a week and half away and to get into the spirit of the holidays, North Port is hosting three programs that remind the community this is the season of giving.
Around 2pm on Monday, deputies were called to a vacant lot off 26th Street West in Bradenton where a citizen spotted a body. First responders arrived and say it was clear the victim, Nardiel Ettienne Negron-Mojica, was dead and had suffered trauma to his upper body.
They have three different efforts starting this week that will make sure this is the most wonderful time of the year for everyone - even those who are less fortunate in the area.
Deputies were stopped along a Sarasota County roadway with their emergency lights on, responding to a crash, when the sheriff's office says 51-year-old John Lewis drove his car into a deputy, nearly hitting a second deputy before crashing into a patrol car.
The victim told deputies that Kristie Johnson punched him, kicked him in the testicles, bit him and pulled his hair, knocking him to the ground where he hit his head on a shelf as he fell and then the cement floor.
The Sarasota City Commission approved funding for the 2019-2020 budget year for continued use of the 25 beds known as hot beds at the Salvation Army on 10th Street Monday afternoon.
Maxwell Guss, 34, of Bradenton, was arrested Monday afternoon on two counts of Lewd and Lascivious Conduct by a Person Over 18. Guss is currently the business teacher at Brookside Middle School and has been placed on administrative leave.
Crews responded to the parking garage for 1 Sarasota Tower where a vehicle caught fire on the fourth floor. It’s unclear at this time what sparked the blaze, but the fire is out.
According to WalletHub, about 35 million Americans still have credit card debt from last holiday season and nearly one third of consumers will spend less money on the holidays this year.
Officials say while heading to take off, the pilot smelled smoke. He and his passenger got out of the plane and a short time later, it burst into flames.
There are a number of over-the-counter ways to treat both environmental and food allergies, but doctors say sometimes the allergies are simply too severe for those medications.
A traffic accident that happened last month is now a fatal crash after one of the drivers, a 58-year-old motorist, succumbed to his injuries on Friday.
In September, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children sent a tip to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office about the image on Facebook. Detectives say Facebook confirmed the user was 64-year-old Daniel Delong.
In May 2019, the sheriff's office says 26-year-old Dontay Henderson sold fentanyl to undercover detectives on several occasions, including at his home on 13th Avenue East in Bradenton.
The homeowner told deputies that a woman named Jessica had forced her way inside a home on the 100 block of Strasburg Drive in Port Charlotte, had fought with the homeowner and only ceased when the homeowner fired a shot from their handgun, hitting the woman in the lower left back.
Just after 9pm on Thursday, police say 37-year-old Lousner Silencieux was driving west on Myrtle Street in the 1400 blocks when he lost control of his vehicle after going across the railroad tracks.
Elizabeth Smock of Sunnyside Street NW in Port Charlotte is charged with six counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty, six counts of felony animal cruelty, and six counts of animal abandonment.
Florida Highway Patrol says a vehicle driven by 33-year-old Jessica Escobar of Tampa was heading north on Rye Road around 4pm on Tuesday, Nov. 6 and failed to stop for the stop sign at County Road 675.
Just when you thought you got away with running a red light, think again. In the city of Sarasota and in Manatee County chances are it was all caught by one of the many red light cameras.
The skate park is property of the City of Sarasota but operated by the non-profit “Sk8skool.” However, their lease is coming to an end and they are not planning to continue operating the park.
Back in June, Sarasota County acquired the railroad corridor to use for connecting the trail and staff said the railroad company is in the process of removing the tracks along the corridor.
Prosecutors say the three men bought more than 80 firearms from licensed dealers and then shipped the firearms to the Dominican Republic, hiding them among clothing and food, and not notifying the package carriers.
In May 2018, the victim told deputies in Sarasota County that while she was 16 and listed as a runaway, she was pressured into having sex with Wilson Reyes-Alberto, a roofer who was 35 at the time, at a home under construction on St. Armands Circle.
Between 1-3am on Saturday, November 9, two men wearing hoodies and gloves entered several unlocked vehicles along Chatum Light Run in the Heritage Harbour area. Items were stolen from at least two of the vehicles.
Prosecutors allege Josephine Scheid killed her mother, 58-year-old Gabrielle Michaelis, using a lethal amount of sedatives and painkillers in order to benefit financially before returning home to the Suncoast.
Around 5pm, a 2006 Kenworth vehicle registered to AW Hughey Construction Service of Venice struck the Proctor Road overpass (mile marker 206) before the Clark Road Exit on I-75 South.
The body of Nicholas Panipinto returned home to Bradenton Wednesday night. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge was lit up in red, white and blue in his honor and people paid their respects on the route from Tampa International Airport to Manatee County.
As hospitals across the Suncoast are getting their results, Venice Regional Bayfront Health was given a “B” average safety grade. Hospitals are graded on safety based off of errors, accidents, injuries and infections.
Around 9pm on Monday, Michael Anderson of Palmetto was crossing U.S. 41 at 23rd Street East in the crosswalk. Anderson says he had a green light and gray vehicle, possibly an SUV, ran a red light and hit him.
Around 8pm, officers were called to Orange Avenue and Carver Street on reports of a shooting where they found the victims with life threatening injuries. They were rushed to Sarasota Memorial Hospital where they remain in critical but stable condition.
Crews were first called around 5:15am Wednesday when a sensor alerted first responders to the leak. Officials say a refrigeration unit on the roof is leaking ammonia, which is used as a coolant.
It happened around 8am and I-75 North is currently closed just east of the River Road interchange (Exit 191). Bridge inspectors are on their way to the scene to inspect for any damage.
The road in this area had been straight for the most part, but now it’s windy and the construction barrels add to some of the confusion. Turning left onto 41 from 10th Street has been a little tricky, the same holds true for motorists turning onto 10th Street from 41.
Danyel Megal Black, 39, was on probation in February 2019 when a probation officer came to his home for a compliance visit. Officers were allowed into his apartment, which he shared with his girlfriend and two small children.
Around 8:45am, fire crews were called to a home for reports of an outside fire. But it turned out the fire was in the shed, where there was a small explosion, and the fire was starting to spread to a boat.
This follows a special meeting of the School Board last Tuesday where board members voted to give Bowden 30-day notice before a December 10th meeting where they would decide if any disciplinary action, including a reprimand, suspension or termination, will be taken against him.
After years of serving America, then retiring and later choosing to serve many other veterans in Manatee County, a local hero is set to be honored for his work and sacrifice.
The most recent was found Monday. A homeowner who did not want to be named found several zip-lock bags throughout the Village of the Arts with what seems to be white supremacist literature.
“You might feel like you don’t have a lot of services or resources in the town, but the Senior Center provides a lot of resources and also a social engagement that can really benefit and help with loneliness and PTSD."
Social media marketing has made vaping a trend, and students are doing it not because they necessarily want to smoke, but because, well everyone is doing it. Manatee County and Sarasota County School Districts have began outreach and education programs to raise awareness about the dangers of vaping.
The Sarasota County School Board and Superintendent Todd Bowden have reached a mutual separation agreement that if approved by the board will result in Bowden’s tenure ending on December 31.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the accident took place around 8:15 p.m. Troopers say that a 23-year-old driver of a 2013 Nissan Versa was traveling northbound on U.S. 41 in the continuous left turn lane and making a left turn towards the driveway access of a shopping center at the 5800th b
Monday morning, the devices were found on pumps 11 and 12 at the 7-Eleven on North Tuttle Avenue. It's unknown when the devices were placed on the pumps, which were last inspected on October 9.
Josephine Scheid, 36, was arrested Thursday at her home on Trails Drive on a warrant for first degree murder out of Cape May County, New Jersey. Prosecutors allege Scheid killed her mother, Gabrielle Michaelis, using a lethal amount of sedatives and painkillers in order to benefit financially.
Around 9 p.m. Sunday, officers closed the roadway near Orange Avenue and Carver Court with police tape. ABC7 has learned that an adult and a teenager were taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital where they remain in critical but stable condition.
Police say they had been searching for John Holt after he was reported missing after last being seen around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night at the North Port Pines assisted living facility.
Deputies with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) are searching for two unknown males who went into several vehicles in a Bradenton community and stole items from them.
