Three men stole thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry and cash during a home invasion robbery in Palmetto, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. ...more

July 15, 2008

After suffering two fatalities in 15 months, the NHRA is set to get serious about improving safety in its dangerous Funny Car class. The sanctioning body has completed a preliminary investigation into the crash at Englishtown, N.J., that killed Palmetto's Scott Kalitta on June 21 and has promised to do the following: ...more

July 2, 2008

The city will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday to discuss removing 21/2-feet-tall walls that block traffic around Fremont Linear Park. ...more

June 28, 2008

TALLAHASSEE – Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is reaching out to growers, distributors and retailers of Florida-grown tomatoes to help restore confidence in the state's tomato crop. In an effort to assist with the sale of Florida tomatoes now that the areas in production have been declared safe, the department will offer "Fresh from Florida" labels and/or point of purchase materials upon request. Anyone involved in the production or sale of Florida tomatoes can call the Division of Marketing and Development at 850-488-9948 or e-mail mailto:fapc@doacs.state.fl.us. The logos are also temporarily being placed on the department's Web site, www.florida-agriculture.com, for distributors and retailers to download. There will be no charge for the requested materials or for shipping. The material will be available for 10 days. For continued use of the "Fresh from Florida" logo, businesses are encouraged to contact the Division of Marketing and Development for information about Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign (FAPC) membership. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration put the areas of Florida currently in tomato production on the "safe to eat" list indicating they could not be the source of a salmonella outbreak that has impacted predominantly western states. Tomato harvesting is currently under way in the Quincy, Palmetto and Ruskin areas. ...more

June 14, 2008

She was the first black woman to walk the beat as a city cop. But to legions of kids in East Tampa, Patricia Pierce Coleman wasn't just a police officer. ...more

June 14, 2008

Manatee County deputies are looking for the driver of a blue truck who they said assaulted two senior citizens in Palmetto on Saturday. ...more

May 25, 2008

TAMPA - A man riding a bicycle on the shoulder of southbound U.S. 41 in Palmetto on Sunday night was hospitalized in critical condition after he tried to cross the highway and was hit by a car, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

May 4, 2008

At least one person is dead after a crash at 7:50 a.m. today at State Road 64 and 48th Street Court in Bradenton, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

May 2, 2008

PALMETTO — Sam Robinson grimaced and Palmetto's Norman Haynes pumped his fist in the air after draining a 3-pointer at the buzzer before halftime, a shot that turned out to be a tell-tale sign for the Sebring boys basketball team. The host Tigers pounced on the sluggish Streaks 88-71 in the opening round of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament on Tuesday, sending the Sebring home much earlier than they'd hoped. ...more

February 7, 2008

Arnold Lewis had a game-high 26 points and 12 rebounds and Mark St. Fort added 19 points and seven blocks on Tuesday night to lead the Hardee boys basketball team to a 59-36 victory over Avon Park in the opening round of the Class 4A-District 10 tournament. ...more

February 6, 2008