Kimberly Kuizon

The Diocese of Venice is preparing for a change in leadership as Bishop Frank Dewane announces his retirement after 20 years of service.

The city of Bradenton is exploring an option to lease one and a half floors of the Manatee County Administration Building to serve as a temporary City Hall.

The Sarasota Police Department reports an 18% decrease in citywide crime, a success attributed to a combination of community outreach, proactive policing strategies and the SPD Real-Time Operations Center (ROC).

A colony of state-protected birds has nested on Lido Beach, and wildlife advocates are urging beachgoers to keep their distance ahead of the busy holiday weekend.

A single decision on Interstate 75 destroyed the lives of multiple families and left a 21-year-old driver dead in Charlotte County over the weekend.

Community members and leaders are working to restore dignity to the historic Old Memphis Cemetery in Palmetto following severe vandalism.

A 21-year-old University of South Florida student, Lauryn Akey, was killed early Sunday when the Florida Highway Patrol says a drunk driver who was traveling the wrong way on I-75, struck her vehicle.

First responders with regional technical rescue teams walk across a training site in Manatee County on Tuesday morning. Crews were conducting a routine exercise just feet away from a city water tower when an emergency rescue call unfolded.

U.S. Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Charles Palmer will be buried at Sarasota National Cemetery on June 8, after being killed in action during World War II.

Manatee County Beach Patrol has launched a new high-water rescue vehicle to pull residents from flood zones.