Young protectors My class and I are writing to ask you to strongly support manatee protection. ...more

April 13, 2009

Austin Gaines hit a solo home run and Tom Sicking had an RBI triple on Thursday, but St. Petersburg College took advantage of three costly Panther errors to steal a 7-2 victory from South Florida Community College in Suncoast Conference baseball action. ...more

April 12, 2009

Authorities say an 86-year-old man threw food on his elderly wife, smacked her with the dish and pushed her Wednesday evening. ...more

April 9, 2009

A Bradenton man was arrested Wednesday evening after authorities said he molested two girls more than 15 years ago. ...more

April 9, 2009

SCORES ...more

April 7, 2009

– Authorities say the parents of a 7-week-old girl broke the child's leg and caused several fractures from repeatedly tugging and squeezing the infant during an argument Sunday. ...more

April 7, 2009

Hillsborough County commissioners should reject a developer's request to build a 30-home project on a slice of land jutting into the Little Manatee River in Ruskin. ...more

April 7, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol has identified the man and woman killed Sunday afternoon in a crash on State Road 62 as James Jones, 40, of Avon Park and Janice Zonneveld, 59, of Palmetto. ...more

April 5, 2009

A Bradenton man released from prison last month for battering an officer and a police dog fought with a K-9 officer again today, authorities say. ...more

April 1, 2009

A Bradenton man punched and choked a sheriff's dog this morning, Manatee County deputies said. ...more

April 1, 2009