Ellenton News

Fire Department on scene. -Bloomingdale Av: at Duncan Rd - accident - Sheriff Department on scene.

Let the holiday bargain hunting begin. Major retailers are rolling out pre-Black Friday sales this weekend, hoping to snag consumers in what is expected to be another dismal holiday sales season.

A circuit court judge has upheld the use of a breath test machine, stating it does meet state requirements after previous orders tossed the machine out in DUI court cases.

A 59-year-old man was arrested on burglary charges after deputies spotted him taking tires from two East Manatee tire stores, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

In many neighborhoods around the Sunshine State, residents enjoy the unfettered use of golf carts, visiting friends, running errands and saving gas.

More than $26,000 in jewelry was stolen during a break-in at the Kmart store in Ellenton early this morning, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

When Robert Gamble sold his Ellenton mansion and moved to Tallahassee in the late 1800s, he took almost everything in it with him.

Like many others who live in Colony Cove and neighboring manufactured-home communities, Lynn Mercer frequently drove her golf cart to supermarkets, drug stores and other nearby businesses along U.S. 301.

Manatee County commissioners voiced support today for residents who want to be able to legally drive their golf carts on sidewalks along a portion of U.S. 301 in Ellenton.

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Tanya Creneti sat down with her two young daughters Tuesday to discuss staying away from strangers -- and what to do if one approaches them.

The Bradenton Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a 67-year-old man who has gone missing.

The other day, an email from Prime Outlets Ellenton popped into my inbox with this question: Scared of your wardrobe? Yes, sometimes.

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC has launched the first international home search application for iPhone and Android-powered devices.

Through war, pestilence and cycles of economic boom and bust, Manatee United Methodist Church has persevered and served the spiritual needs of its members for 160 years.

Travelers, businesspeople and residents are navigating around two hefty construction projects that have littered U.S. 301 North with heavy machines, mountains of dirt and great stacks of concrete drainage equipment awaiting installation.

Wanda Read-Burke, 52, of Bradenton, has been appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist to the Manatee Early Learning Coalition for a term beginning Oct.

A state loan program introduced by Gov. Charlie Crist as a economic stimulus for small businesses is not winning all local entrepreneurs' enthusiasm.

Every time David Smith sees a patrol car, he is reminded of his brother, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper slain 22 years ago.

St. Petersburg, Florida -- The Florida Highway Patrol says one southbound lane of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge remains closed.