Whitfield News

Authorities arrested a man deputies say fired a gun into a crowd of four men standing on the street, hitting one in the arm, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office report.

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 10:15 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 10:15 a.m. DemanData Systems, a company that develops supply chain information technology for the health care industry, has moved to a corporate park in northern Manatee County.

As an infant, Harvey Bernhardt of the Southside overcame polio. As a youth league basketball coach, he organized tournaments to showcase Jacksonville players to college scouts.

Manatee County commissioners were given an outline of options Thursday for the two Community Redevelopment Agencies.

Therapy dogs: Books A Million, intersection of U.S. 41 and Cortez Road, Bradenton, and The Humane Society of Sarasota County sponsor a program called Reading FUR Fun, where children practice reading out loud to therapy dogs.

The public will get to weigh in on moving the Waterfront Rescue Mission next week.

Friends and family gathered today to welcome 50 soldiers home from Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Manatee Deputy Shoots Suspect Share + Oct 2, 2009 3:17 am US/Eastern Manatee Deputy Shoots Suspect WHITFIELD, Fla.

A Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputy shot and wounded a possible burglary suspect Wednesday afternoon near U.S. 41 in the Whitfield area.

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting.

A Manatee man wanted on a charge he molested his 11-year-old baby sitter was nabbed at the Manatee County Courthouse on Tuesday after he showed up for a hearing.

County Commissioner Ron Getman is not running for re-election next year, but he is not sailing into retirement.

Published: Monday, August 10, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, August 9, 2009 at 10:02 p.m. MANATEE COUNTY - One was a pregnant 19-year-old gunned down in her home in front of her mother and the baby's father.

Published: Monday, August 10, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, August 9, 2009 at 10:02 p.m. MANATEE COUNTY - One was a pregnant 19-year-old gunned down in her home in front of her mother and the baby's father.

Manatee County commissioners have denied a request by Racetrac to build a gas station/convenience store on U.S. 41 at Pearl Avenue.

Two cardboard signs stood on the grass strip at U.S. 41 and Pearl Street near the out-of-business Cesar's Unique Furniture & Accessories.

RaceTrac Petroleum Inc.'s plans to put a gas station and convenience store in the Whitfield area hit a bump in the road Thursday.

The Manatee County Public Works Department will close 63rd Avenue East between 33rd Street East and Prospect Road for six months beginning today.

Manatee County Public Works Department will close 63rd Avenue between 33rd Street East and Prospect Road for six months beginning May 12.