Two separate hit-and-run accidents left three people injured Saturday night in Manatee County. Two of those hurt were on a motorcycle and the other person was on a bicycle. ...more

September 21, 2008

In the latest in a flurry of lawsuits against U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, another former high-level employee alleges fraudulent practices at one of Buchanan's car dealerships set up to benefit the firm's owners and partners. ...more

September 20, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - A 74-year-old Manatee County man was sentenced Friday to nearly 20 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization. ...more

September 20, 2008

A federal judge sentenced a 74-year-old man to nearly 20 years in prison today for his long involvement in a drug-trafficking organization. ...more

September 19, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY – A juvenile court judge on Thursday acquitted a teenage boy who faced misdemeanor and felony charges after he was arrested last spring for blowing a kiss at a police officer. ...more

September 18, 2008

A Myakka City woman faces several charges after her employer accused her of stealing more than $250,000 from his company. ...more

September 18, 2008

SARASOTA - Police charged a Bradenton man with a 2007 rape after a national DNA database linked him to evidence recovered from the victim's shirt. ...more

September 17, 2008