Melissa Ratliff
Digital Content Manager at WWSB-TV (Sarasota, FL)
Digital Content Manager for @mysuncoast in beautiful Sarasota. Formerly of @LEX18News. Kentucky Wildcat in Gator country.
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1 week ago |
mysuncoast.com | Melissa Ratliff
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A significant number of horses running the Kentucky Derby this Saturday have ties to Florida. The vast majority, including favorite Journalism (3-1), were trained in the Sunshine State. One of those horses also has ties to the Suncoast. Flying Mohawk is co-owned by former Major League Baseball star Jayson Werth and MLB Agent Jeff Berry. The 3-year-old colt is represented by Two Eight Racing in Bradenton, while Werth lives in Sarasota.
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2 weeks ago |
kktv.com | Melissa Ratliff |Emily Van de Riet
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News) – A burglary at a popular Florida restaurant ended in the arrest of the general manager. According to police, the general manager of Oak & Stone in Bradenton was taken into custody for burglarizing the restaurant. William “Billy” Johnson, 43, was taken into custody Tuesday evening. Earlier that morning, an employee of Oak & Stone arrived to find the restaurant’s entrance unlocked.
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2 weeks ago |
mysuncoast.com | Melissa Ratliff
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Demitrius Tyrone Bell has been sentenced to life in prison following his conviction in a 2023 workplace shooting at the Tropicana Plant in Bradenton. On June 5, 2023, Bell returned to the plant after his scheduled shift and shot a 39-year-old male coworker, causing serious injuries. He then forced his 38-year-old female coworker to leave with him. Bell released the female victim in Hillsborough County on June 7.
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3 weeks ago |
mysuncoast.com | Melissa Ratliff
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Following the death of Pope Francis, ABC7′s Digital Content Manager Melissa Ratliff sat down with Dr. James Cavendish, an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida. Cavendish co-authored a book with Maureen K. Day, Paul M. Perl, Michele Dillon, and Mary L.
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1 month ago |
mysuncoast.com | Melissa Ratliff
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Thousands of viewers read a recent story on Mysuncoast.com following the arrest of a young woman who was arrested, accused of stalking her ex. Police were called to a home March 26 after a man said his ex-girlfriend, Riley Lutman, had poured paint, sardines and confetti on her ex-boyfriend’s truck as well as on his friends’ cars.
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