Bradenton News

Published: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 4:33 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 4:33 p.m. Two Taylor Morrison communities in Bradenton and Sarasota will hold grand opening events in the next three weeks.

A local former high school baseball player who was drafted into the minor leagues was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol earlier this week.

Thomas Cummings was sitting in the Bradenton Police Department waiting to file a report about his van, which was broken into a few days ago in front of his home on 35th Avenue West.

Lee County and several South Florida communities are suing the state over a growth management bill they say they cannot afford.

A Bradenton woman on probation for a second-degree murder conviction was arrested Thursday for violating that probation when she was charged in a hit-and-run accident in June.

A Bradenton man whose 16-year-old son suffers from a heart condition has been arrested for reportedly giving the teenager morphine without a prescription.

Bradenton resident Janet Fischer was arrested on an outstanding burglary warrant Monday after she rear-ended a Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputy at a red light on State Road 64.

The Bradenton Police Department will be moving its Safe Street unit down the block to larger facilities.

Police bust a Punta Gorda man they say used the Internet to try to lure a young girl to meet him for sex.

A Bradenton man faces charges after he spit on two women and pistol-whipped a witness, the Bradenton Police Department said.

Two men were shot to death tonight in the 1100 block of 59th Avenue Drive East, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

BRADENTON, FL a ' Detectives say two victims of car thefts made up a story about how they were robbed in their separate homes and not only did they lose cash but their vehicles too.

The Florida Attorney General's Office is offering simple advice to cell phone users: Read your bill carefully.

Police arrested a Bradenton man who can be seen on surveillance video trashing a community pool in the city, according to a Bradenton Police Department report.

Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 1:50 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. Keith Wallace was a fun-loving guy who also had his share of troubles.

Authorities have arrested a Punta Gorda man on a computer solicitation charge after a 14-year-old Bradenton girl reported the man entered into a chat online that was sexual in nature.

Published: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 11:06 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 11:06 p.m. BRADENTON Congressional and Florida legislative action are not the only attempts to open Florida's Gulf coast to oil drilling.

Chabad of Bradenton will host an observance of the 15th anniversary of the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, obm, this week.

Authorities say a Bradenton woman crashed into another car after shoplifting and throwing the items and her 1-year-old son in the car unrestrained Thursday afternoon.

When Tom Hennessy retired recently as Southern Manatee Fire Rescue's fire chief, he left behind some big shoes for his successor, Deputy Chief Foster Gover, to fill.