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Hulk Hogan’s Son Pleads in Central Florida DUI Case
Nicholas Bollea, son of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, pleads in his Central Florida DUI case. After being arrested for DUI, Bollea pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and a violation of the Move Over Act in a Pinellas County court. In the fall, law enforcement arrested him for speeding...
84-unit affordable housing community to open in Sarasota
Work on an 84-unit affordable housing community in Sarasota is complete and it will officially open Monday afternoon. That’s when the Sarasota Housing Authority will hold a ceremonial grand opening on the site of the Cypress Square apartments at 1672 21st St. The community was built with funds from...
Florida Jury Advises Death Penalty in SunTrust Bank Shooting Case
A jury in Florida has recommended the death penalty for a former prison guard trainee who was behind the horrific shooting at a SunTrust Bank branch. Sebring, a small town, faced an unimaginable tragedy when the 21-year-old suspect launched a deadly attack. As mentioned by Sebring Police Chief Karl Hoglund, the suspect intentionally took the lives of five community members.
Ecological Impact of 1000-Year Rains
Changing climate and unchanging development patterns meant death for many aquatic denizens of Sarasota Bay. Host: Last June, one extreme weather event was followed by another, as a months-long unprecedented drought was ended by an evening of unprecedented rainfall. The sudden storm caused flash flooding across Sarasota, overwhelming county drainage systems, with runoff sweeping pollutants into the bay. Florence Fahringer talked to Abbey Tyrna of the Suncoast Waterkeepers to assess the damage.
Electronic death registration system down in Florida causing issues at funeral homes
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — Funeral homes across Florida are reporting the state program for electronic death certificates is not working, causing delays in the timelines for funerals. Timothy E. Kitchens, president of the Florida Morticians Association and owner of the Timothy E. Kitchens Funeral Home in Riviera Beach, said...
Family and friends gather to honor Charel Carter
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Mourners packed into the George Potter Building at the Sarasota County Fairgrounds Saturday morning to honor the life and legacy of one of three women fatally shot nearly two weeks ago. Loved ones said 31-year-old Charel “Pigg” Carter was a loving daughter, sister, friend, and mother...
Saturday Shoppes hosts 3rd annual BBQ and Jazz Festival
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — On Saturday, Saturday Shoppes hosted the 3rd annual BBQ and Jazz Festival outside of Tropicana Field, full of food, music, vendors and more. Bruce Gorneault, the Co-Founder of Lemon Smashers, was one of the vendors at the event. He said when they wanted to start...
Dylan Mason, Jaspreet Kondal lead respective age groups in Florida Junior Boys Championship
Dylan Mason of Ponte Vedra Beach birdied four of his first seven holes at the Glenview Champions Country Club at The Villages on Saturday and is tied for the lead in the 70th Florida State Golf Association Junior Boys with Shawn Coultoff of Winter Garden at 7-under-par 65. Mason, a...
Federal judge pauses some deadlines in Trump’s classified documents case after SCOTUS ruling
A federal judge paused some filing deadlines in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump in a brief order Saturday, and agreed to additional briefings on whether she should pause the case to consider what effect the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling may have on the criminal proceedings in Florida.
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