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Tickets: An elegant event to raise money for scholarships
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (52+ words) Tickets: An elegant event to raise money for scholarships'ABC7 WWSB Tickets: An elegant event to raise money for scholarships Meteor spotted last night in Bradenton near I-75 around 9:30 p.m. Reducing excessive salt intake can improve health outcomes The Boul's Valentine's at the…...
Florida wildlife officials end special iguana removal order
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (146+ words) SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ended a special executive order Monday that allowed residents to remove invasive iguanas from their property without permits. The order expired at 4 p.m. Monday after being in effect Sunday and Monday....
Cold case DNA technology helps create rendering of 1996 Northport murder victim
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (221+ words) NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) - Investigators have released a rendering of a man they believe was murdered nearly three decades ago, using new DNA technology to potentially identify remains found in 1996. Human remains were discovered in Northport in 1996, but investigators were…...
Cold weather shelters open again as frigid temperatures persist
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (129+ words) Cold weather shelters open again as frigid temperatures persist'ABC7 WWSB SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sarasota County Emergency Management officials have coordinated with municipal and community partners to provide cold weather sheltering for those individuals in need due to the predicted drop…...
Sarasota approves $96,800 contract for historic cemetery maintenance
9+ hour, 42+ min ago (280+ words) SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - City commissioners approved a new contract for maintenance and restoration work at three historic cemeteries during their Feb. 2 meeting. The agreement passed automatically during the consent portion of the agenda and covers routine landscape and gravesite maintenance…...
Army veteran gets warm welcome at Lakeview Elementary School
10+ hour, 9+ min ago (538+ words) SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - On a cold morning in Sarasota, the students and staff of Lakeview Elementary School lined the sidewalks to welcome home one of their military parents " U.S. Army veteran Edward Hardiman III, a fire direction coordinator with 16 years of…...
Scientists study superagers who defy the typical aging process
12+ hour, 41+ min ago (271+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aging Untold) " Everyone wants to know the secret to aging gracefully. Scientists have been studying a group of special seniors called superagers who are defying time. One of those potential superagers is a Tennessee woman named Thayer Wine....
41 Townhomes Proposed in Sarasota
12+ hour, 46+ min ago (70+ words) 41 Townhomes Proposed in Sarasota'ABC7 WWSB SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Fun, Smart, Talk. Our take on what's making headlines on the Suncoast. Today, one of our Hot Topics included a discussion about a long-vacant site in Sarasota's limelight district that could soon…...
HOA manager possibly scammed people out of $1 million over 5 years, police say
12+ hour, 59+ min ago (162+ words) PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (Gray News) - The owner of a property management company in Florida possibly scammed people out of $1 million between 2021 and 2025, according to police. Michael Curtis is accused of stealing at least $600,000 from homeowners at the Windmill Lakes condominium…...
I-75 reopens after 30-acre brush fire near North Port, 100% contained
13+ hour, 30+ min ago (159+ words) UPDATE 4:01 P.M. 2/02 NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) - All lanes of Interstate 75 have reopened after a brush fire near mile marker 173, North Port Fire Rescue said. The fire has grown to around 30 acres as crews from neighboring departments assist with containment efforts, officials…...