Authorities in Manatee County are searching for a mentally ill woman who left her group home in Ellenton earlier today. ...more

December 28, 2008

Two women were arrested this morning after robbing the man they had just propositioned for sex, authorities said. ...more

December 19, 2008

A burglar trying to steal Christmas presents placed under a tree in a Bradenton house was foiled this afternoon by the homeowner's teen son, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 17, 2008

Stephen Ierulli says it's not the cost of what's lost that bothers him; it's all the Christmas memories tied up in it. ...more

December 16, 2008

manatee deputies looking for salon robber ...more

December 15, 2008

Manatee County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man they say robbed a GNC nutrition store in Bradenton this afternoon. ...more

December 14, 2008

Three Bradenton teens were arrested Tuesday morning, accused of beating a classmate with broomsticks, a metal pipe and a door off its hinges, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 9, 2008

The mother of a quadriplegic man discovered her elderly husband performing oral sex on her disabled son Wednesday afternoon, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 4, 2008

Investigators have determined that blood found in the stolen car of a missing Holmes Beach motel owner matches her DNA, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 3, 2008

Authorities are searching tonight for a missing 12-year-old girl who has tried to harm herself in the past, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. ...more

December 2, 2008