If Manatee High (13-1) defeats Plant High (12-1) in tonight's Class 5A state football championship game in Orlando, Hurricanes senior wide receiver Ace Sanders will continue a family tradition. In 1983, his father, Tracy Sanders, was quarterback on Manatee's first state championship team, a 14-0 squad that defeated Miami Southridge for the title. ...more

December 18, 2009

There are lots of reasons why people want to come into the United States-work is a major one and human traffickers know this better than anyone. ...more

December 15, 2009

All northbound lanes of Interstate 275 in Manatee County have reopened after an accident closed the approach to the Sunshine Skyway. The accident blocked northbound lanes, but traffic was moved onto the median until the wreckage was cleared just north of the southern rest area. ...more

November 23, 2009

Keith Stansell and two other men who were held hostage in Colombia for more than five years are suing FARC, the Colombian paramilitary group that held them. ...more

November 14, 2009

It's not the answer parents expect and it's not exactly realistic. But whenever someone asks Nancy McBride to recommend when children can walk safely to and from school, she tells them never. ...more

October 23, 2009

Two suspects in a string of Manatee County burglaries have been detained, but two others remain on the loose following a high-speed chase today, troopers say. ...more

October 6, 2009

A 32-year-old Wimauma man was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Manatee County early Sunday morning, said the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

August 16, 2009

Another former postal employee has admitted stealing gift cards out of the mail. ...more

August 3, 2009

A 1-year-old boy was hit and killed by a car as he emerged from an apartment in Manatee County Saturday night. ...more

August 2, 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