Manatee County deputies are investigating a suspicious death near a nature trail off Rye Road in the eastern part of the county. ...more

February 5, 2009

A 81-year-old man accused of exposing himself at a Manatee County elementary school was arrested this afternoon, authorities say. ...more

February 2, 2009

A 37-year-old man suffered a fatal stab wound Thursday night outside of a Bradenton day spa, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 29, 2009

Unruly students who rocked a school bus on the way to Lakewood Ranch High School are unlikely to find themselves facing a disorderly conduct charge. ...more

January 28, 2009

Manatee County sheriff's Maj. Keith Stewart was involved in a traffic crash shortly before 6 p.m. Friday. ...more

January 24, 2009

Firefighters in Manatee County are battling a blaze with explosions on Logue Road, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. ...more

January 23, 2009

The woman charged with killing her former lover in East Manatee County on Saturday told authorities she shot the woman in self defense. ...more

January 22, 2009

An 82-year-old Sarasota woman did not let her purse get taken without a fight Wednesday. ...more

January 22, 2009

No one was injured when a group of people showed up outside a Bradenton house Sunday afternoon and someone fired a gun into the residence, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 18, 2009

A multiagency effort to keep waterways safe during the Super Bowl is under way in the Tampa area. Among the collaborating agencies are the federal Customs and Border Protection, FBI, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Hillsborough and Manatee county sheriff's offices and St. Petersburg and Tampa police departments. ...more

January 15, 2009