A big hit Although Derek Jeter doesn't want his house to be seen, Austin DeFraties' costume will definitely grab people's attention. He is dressed as the Yankees captain with a privacy fence. A Yankees cap and shirt and a $2 plastic fence, and you are sure to be a hit on Halloween. ...more

October 31, 2009

A 4-year-old child was found wandering alone on a Bradenton street early this morning. A man saw the child on 66th Avenue West around 2 a.m. and knocked on a few doors to try to find the child's home. He left the child with a woman who called the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. ...more

September 18, 2009

It's strike one for Davis Islands' newest multimillion-dollar resident. The Davis Islands Civic Association board this week voted to oppose New York Yankees star Derek Jeter's request to erect a privacy fence in front of the 31,000-square-foot mansion he is building. ...more

August 8, 2009

To discourage prying eyes, New York Yankees star Derek Jeter wants to put up a privacy fence in front of his new 31,000-square-foot mansion on Davis Islands. ...more

August 5, 2009

A woman called authorities to her home after her half-sister arrived minutes earlier, punched her, put her in a headlock and head-butted her, deputies said. ...more

March 4, 2009

If you live in a subdivision and have a backyard surrounded by a privacy fence, raise your hand. ...more

November 28, 2008

Nature's own privacy fence isn't made of vinyl or even wood. It's grass. As in something Alice In Wonderland might have skipped through. ...more

November 7, 2008

SAFETY HARBOR - A 73-year-old man this morning shot and wounded a 4-year-old Labrador retriever that had made its way into the backyard of the man's daughter, Pinellas County sheriff's authorities said. ...more

November 6, 2008

BRADENTON - A 70-year-old woman said she chased away a man trying to rob her Sunday after telling him to "go to hell in a hand basket." ...more

June 23, 2008

BRADENTON - A 70-year-old woman chased away a man trying to rob her today by telling him to go to hell, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 22, 2008