The increasing number of homeless families knocking on the door of Manatee County's Salvation Army Family Lodge worries Maj. Robert Pfeiffer. ...more

March 11, 2009

Beach chairs were unfolded and lined the fence separating the crowd from the field while visitors gathered at the concession stand to order hot dogs, pizza slices and bottles of water. ...more

March 11, 2009

Beach chairs were unfolded and lined the fence separating the crowd from the field while visitors gathered at the concession stand to order hot dogs, pizza slices and bottles of water. ...more

March 11, 2009

Driver injured in Bradenton after losing control of her car ...more

March 8, 2009

Plant High School students Josh Munch, Quinn Ebright and Spencer Muratides, with friends Troy Cobb, who attends Seminole High School, and Evan Berggren, who goes to Southeast High School in Manatee County, became the Kick-It 3 V 3 Soccer Under-17 World Champions on the weekend of Jan. 17 to 19. The event was held at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, with the boys winning six games during three days to secure the title. ...more

March 4, 2009

The northbound lanes of the Sunshine Skyway from the South Toll Plaza are blocked, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say there was a serious injury crash. No other details were immediately available. Stay with TBO.com for details. ...more

February 27, 2009

Consumer Confidence Tanks Confidence in the economy hit a record low in February as job were lost and retirement accounts shrank. ...more

February 25, 2009

The Manatee County Port Authority has approved Port Manatee's $750 million master plan for expansion over five decades, with the immediate focus on opportunities associated with the Panama Canal expansion scheduled to be completed in 2014. ...more

February 24, 2009

What was supposed to be a controlled burn in Manatee County turned into an uncontrolled brush fire that has consumed more than 50 acres and threatened two homes, officials said. ...more

February 14, 2009

Authorities say a Sarasota father who admitted taking tranquilizers let his 8-year-old son drive the car in a parking lot, where the boy almost hit two people and struck two trees. ...more

February 10, 2009