A passerby with no known link to the deceased flagged down deputies Thursday afternoon in Pasco County.

Larry Wayne Riddle abused a child during a Sarasota Spring Break stay, a jury found, and one prior Broward victim testified too.

The fiery chicken chain is building a 70-seat outparcel in West Bradenton's SeaFlower Village Center, its first Manatee County location.

All lanes are blocked at Mariner Boulevard and Lola Drive, and officials say the closure could last hours.

SAACC wants a 250-seat hall and rooftop terrace in Newtown, but the city hasn't set a timeline yet.

A 2-year-old girl was found alone, and officers later located her caregiver.

Homes are on sale at Cotella Cove in PulteGroup's planned 420-home Bradenton community.

The Glacier-made robot picks cans and bottles up to 60 times a minute at Circular Services' Sarasota plant.

Kyre Wright allegedly watched his former partner through her own apartment camera and threatened her new partner too, police say.

A St. Petersburg man admitted to leaving his dog locked in a sweltering trunk; deputies broke a window to free the panting animal.

The $61 million widening between U.S. 41 and I-75 adds wildlife underpasses and bike paths alongside more evacuation capacity.

A Dallas inmate's tip about hidden gold sent two Texas men into a Venice home, where gunfire erupted before K-9 units caught them.

Diamond Phillips, 29, posted bond the day after her arrest; the gun was in a purse on the kitchen island.