BRADENTON — A former youth minister was sentenced this afternoon to 120 days in the Manatee County jail and two years of probation for secretly videotaping girls as they undressed in his homes in Bradenton and Ellenton over a two-year period. ...more

August 21, 2008

The day Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church crumbled into shards of bricks and a pile of rubble, tears filled the eyes of the people who had tried to save the historical structure. ...more

June 15, 2008

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in the Friday night desecration of headstones at a Polk County cemetery. ...more

June 12, 2008

Twenty-seven headstones were damaged at Bethel Baptist Church cemetery in Lakeland in the past few days, and Polk County deputies are seeking the community's help to find whoever caused the damage. ...more

June 10, 2008

New officers of Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) FL No. 712 were elected at a meeting March 27. Joan Fidler is the new leader; Kathy Senory, co-leader; Char Merritt, secretary; Dick Riedl, treasurer; Sue Riedl, weight recorder; and Christi Renforth, assistant weight recorder. ...more

May 31, 2008

BRADENTON - Once they got over their immediate shock, Bethel Baptist Church leaders moved quickly to comfort students who authorities say were secretly videotaped by a youth pastor while they undressed. ...more

January 30, 2008

Arson investigators are still on the scene of an early morning bus fire at a church in Riverview. The fire was set about 1:30 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church, 12842 Balm Riverview Road, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. ...more

December 12, 2007