ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Friday marks 45 years since the Sunshine Skyway Bridge tragedy. On May 9, 1980, a freighter struck a support column of the old bridge during the morning rush hour. Six cars, a ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla., (WFLA) – Today marks 45 years since the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapsed and claimed the lives of 35 people. 8 On Your Side’s Alessandra Young spoke with a diver who went into ...

On the 45th anniversary of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster, which claimed 35 lives, visitors gathered at the Skyway Memorial at the north end of the bridge to remember those lost and reflect on ...

The Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge — which connects Bradenton and St. Petersburg — was shut down in both directions Wednesday morning after authorities discovered a suspicious package, but traffic ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA)— A man was rescued Saturday after his 15-foot boat capsized by the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders were notified around 7:34 a.m.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard crew in St. Petersburg rescued a man after his 15-foot vessel capsized near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge early Saturday morning. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg ...

The man was found inside a SUV parked on the pier at the southern end of the Sunshine Skyway bridge. Tony Marrero is the criminal justice and breaking news reporter. Reach him at [email protected] ...

The entrance to the south Skyway fishing pier runs alongside Interstate 275 in Manatee County in this September 2024 Bradenton Herald file photo. Tiffany Tompkins [email protected] A stretch of ...

Friday marks 45 years since the Sunshine Skyway Bridge tragedy, which claimed the lives of 35 people.