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

Leon Heron was gunned down carrying dinner home to his wife. Two women who were teens in 2007 now face murder charges.

A pay-station ticket could jump past $32 as St. Petersburg weighs its biggest parking fine hike in years.

Chewy Hemphill is closing out a decade-long punk tradition with two nights of global bands at Oscura, tickets starting at $20.

The free family event offers a safe Halloween alternative, with candy, games and costume prizes.

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

The Wood family's garden-themed restaurant quietly closed its Cattlemen Road space as UTC keeps swapping in new dining brands.

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

A jewelry store owner's ID request unraveled an alleged scheme involving over 550 transactions on a deceased Sarasota man's credit card.

A 25-to-40-year-old loggerhead got tangled near Venice Inlet, cut free just days before stone crab season opens statewide.

The 29th annual festival returns to the Sarasota Fairgrounds in February, with a $50,000 matching grant boosting charity proceeds.

Ronald William Causey, 43, is wanted on a no-bond warrant in Hernando County. A conviction could carry a mandatory 25-year minimum if the alleged victim was under 12 and the offender was an adult.

Hurricanes Helene and Milton reopened the long-closed inlet in 2024, and boaters, manatees and county engineers are all paying attention now.