BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Mixon Farms, a Bradenton property that opened in 1939 and operated for decades as a citrus ...

SB 302: Coastal Resiliency passed the Florida House unanimously this week after clearing the Senate last month. It includes ...

A Manatee County jury found a Lakewood Ranch mother guilty of manslaughter after prosecutors said she backed over and killed her 2-year-old son in the family’s driveway. After several hours of ...

Nobody hit the $58 million Powerball jackpot, but a Powerball Double Play player at the Leesburg Circle K, 10030 County Rd. 44, bought a Quick Pick ticket with 6, 7, 42, 43, 59 and a Powerball of 21.

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Mary Jennings, the focus of a recent Sarasota Herald-Tribune investigation, said her unlicensed assisted living facility has been shut down.

Florida faces its worst wildfire season in over a decade. Map shows latest county-enacted burn bans in place. See tips you can take to protect your home from wildfires. County-enacted burn bans cover ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President's Day is Monday, Feb. 16, but that hasn't always been a day off for Florida state employees. That's changing in 2026 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you been meaning to take a trip down to Sebastian Inlet for a while? This might be the weekend to go. You can enjoy any of ...

The Florida House has passed a bill to make the American flamingo the official state bird. Florida's current state bird, the mockingbird, is also the state bird for 4 other states. The bill also ...

Florida's 175 state parks will offer free admission from Friday, Feb. 13, through Monday, Feb. 16. The free entry is for day-use only and coincides with the Presidents Day holiday weekend. This ...

GAINESVILLE – Florida’s House voted late Wednesday to establish the American flamingo as the new state bird, a step toward knocking the mockingbird off its perch after nearly a century. It wasn’t ...