Bradenton News

The current red light cameras in Manatee County have been effective in stopping potentially fatal accidents, according to reports that show a decline in red light violations since their installation last October.

As we crack into spring, you may be contemplating what to do and where to go with your muscle Mustang or fast Ford.

A new class for weight loss called "Am I Hungry?" will be focusing on emotional eating, a common diet buster that leads people to eat as a way of soothing upset feelings.

The National Weather Service is calling for mostly sunny skies, with a high near 91 -- and heat index values as high as 99. Southeasterly winds of 6 to 13 mph will become southwesterly in the afternoon and could gust as high as 18 mph.

Someone gained entry into a house through an unlocked door and stole two TVs valued at $2,500.

BRADENTON, Fla., Nov. 9. 2009 -- When you think about all the issues President Barack Obama has piled on his plate, it's enough to give you the willies.

BRADENTON, Fla., Nov. 3, 2010 -- An irresistible combination of anonymous and sometimes foreign money, the rage of Republican seniors, Democratic voters' fears and apathy, and the unpredictable arrival of an infantile but influential new faction of the GOP called the Tea Party swept away the last vestiges of President Barack Obama's hope and change ... (more)

BRADENTON, Fla., Jan. 24, 2011, 4 p.m. -- Two St. Petersburg, Fla., officers and a deputy U.S. Marshal are the latest in a series of shootings that have targeted multiple police officers and killed four in the past week.

BRADENTON, Fla., Jan. 9, 2011 -- On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, Mitt Romney stuck his foot in his mouth so deep that the sole may have irritated his lower intestine.

BRADENTON, Fla., March 19, 2012 -- The great American writer and philosopher Henry James coined the term "moral equivalence," and everywhere in the Middle East, the equation it describes is held fast to diplomats' hearts.

Her surroundings are suddenly bathed in harsh fluorescent light and she slowly rises, gets to her feet and peers around her 4-x-6 foot enclosure.

Demonstrators advocating for immigration reform waved to drivers approaching the Green Bridge Saturday morning with signs asking the community to keep families together.

The Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp. hosted an in-bound trade mission giving local business leaders an opportunity to meet with representatives from Spanish companies seeking to do business in the United States.

Vacation rental property signs line Spring Avenue in Anna Maria as island accommodation managers prepare for a busy summer tourist season.

A Bradenton man is charged with grand theft auto after officers say he was caught driving a stolen car in Sarasota.

Three Bradenton golfers are among 84 from around the world competing for a chance to qualify for the USGA Senior Open this month.

For those who have not participated in early voting, Tuesday marks the Manatee County Special Referendum Election.

BRADENTON, Fla., Sept. 10, 2011 -- As most of the nation got ready Saturday to mark the solemn anniversary of Sept.

New landscaping and other renovations will transform the grounds of Manatee County's historic courthouse and integrate it with other improvements in downtown Bradenton.

A gun malfunction may have spared a Bradenton woman from a worse fate after police report she was shot in the face by her husband Friday.