A 28-year-old man has been charged in the shooting death of a pregnant Bradenton teen Sunday. ...more

July 18, 2009

Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies say a man who went to a home with a woman he met in Bradenton early this morning got more than he bargained for. ...more

July 11, 2009

Police say a Georgia man came to Tampa to buy guns he planned to use to kill his ex-wife's boyfriend. ...more

July 9, 2009

Here is the schedule for the 2009 Kickoff Classics, the lone preseason game for Hillsborough County football teams. All games will be played Aug. 28, unless noted. The regular season begins Sept. 4. ...more

July 9, 2009

It's a secret even Victoria doesn't know: Who stole nearly 100 bras from a Victoria's Secret store in Bradenton on a recent shopping day? ...more

July 8, 2009

Nearly 100 bras were stolen from a Victoria's Secret in Bradenton on Thursday afternoon. Someone took 98 bras – worth about $4,200 combined – from the store at DeSoto Square mall, Manatee County deputies say. The theft occurred between 5 and 9 p.m., but no one was seen committing the offense. ...more

July 7, 2009

Rain chances remain high today, a day after record-setting rainfall brought flooding that snarled traffic and forced some homes to be evacuated in the Bay area. Tampa International Airport recorded 4.72 inches of rain Wednesday, shattering the previous mark for the day, 2.84 inches, set in 1955. It was the sixth wettest July day ever. ...more

July 2, 2009

The Manatee County Port Authority has approved a $2.1 million bid for dredging work for a new, 1,584-foot berth at Port Manatee as part of a $150 million, 10-year port expansion to accommodate container shipping. ...more

June 30, 2009

MANATEE COUNTY - A great-grandmother faces child neglect charges after whipping a child with a cable cord, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 25, 2009

A Manatee County man told authorities he left a woman who fell off the back of his pickup because he didn't want to get a DUI. ...more

June 14, 2009