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MANATEE - A woman stabbed a man during a domestic dispute this afternoon, and when hospitalized the victim refused to cooperate, a sheriff's report said.
MANATEE - Emergency personnel are attending to injuries from an accident in East Manatee on 66th St. Ct. E. at State Road 64 this afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol reported at 4:07 p.m.
A 44-year-old man was stabbed several times in a fight early Saturday, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
A 39-year-old woman was stabbed twice in an argument over $20, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
TREASURE ISLAND - An Ohio woman is recovering after a pelican slammed into her face while she was swimming in the Gulf of Mexico.
Authorities are searching for two suspects after a woman had her purse snatched in the Bayshore Gardens Shopping Plaza off of U.S. 41 a little after 6 p.m. Saturday, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
NICEVILLE - The driver of a beer truck has been hospitalized in Pensacola after his truck crashed when a turkey flew into its windshield.
PALMETTO -- The 39th Annual 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking competition attracted students from seven middle schools and 32 elementary schools to the Manatee County Fairgrounds in Palmetto today.
PALMETTO -- The 39th Annual 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking competition attracted students from seven middle schools and 32 elementary schools to the Manatee County Fairgrounds in Palmetto today.
Manatee County Schools Superintendent Roger Dearing, who has been grappling with how the district should adapt to budget cuts forced by the declining economy, has applied to become executive director of the Florida High School Activities Association.
Syesha's breezing through Bradenton at this writing, having paraded through downtown Bradenton, then on to AT&T on Cortez -- stirring up a lot of fans and even calls that all that commotion was a bank robbery, what with law enforcement and unusual sitings!
A New York food company is recalling more than 286,000 pounds of meat and poultry because it might be contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.
The pregnant woman and child killed in a traffic accident on State Road 64 this morning have been identified as Christine Charles, 33; and her 10-year-old son Christopher. Six other children and a woman in the SUV Charles was driving were hurt in the wreck.
Bradenton Police are looking for two suspects in the robbery of a Bradenton bank this morning. Two other suspects are in custody, captured after a chase and manhunt that extended into the Palmetto area.
BRADENTON -- Two women convicted of working as midwives without a license deserve a new trial, the Second District Court of Appeal ruled today.
BRADENTON -- Chaos erupted this afternoon after a man with a gunshot wound was driven to Manatee Memorial Hospital about 3 p.m.
The V Foundation for Cancer Research, one of the nation’s leading cancer research fundraising organizations, has announced the start of the Dick Vitale Gala Online Auction, featured at www.jimmyv.cmarket.com.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office announced it will set up a DUI checkpoint on a major roadway in south Manatee County.
The appeal's board hearing for a former Manatee County Sheriff's Office detective seeking her job back will continues today.
The unusually cooler temperatures this morning will remain in the area through Friday. Very windy conditions also will accompany the chillier weather today. The high today will be only around 66, although there will be partly cloudy skies. The clash of southern and northern fronts have created conditions for some very strong winds. The National Weather Service in Ruskin issued a lake wind advisory to be in effect from noon through 8 p.m. today. Winds will quickly increase to 20-25 mph after sunrise and continue through the afternoon and early evening. There will be wind gusts up to 35 mph during the afternoon, making boating conditions hazardous, especially on larger lakes. Temperatures will drop overnight to around 49 with mostly cloudy skies. The winds will remain strong at 18-21 mph coming from the north-northwest. They will gradually decrease to between 10-13 mph, but there could be gusts as high as 29 mph. Wednesday will be sunny with a high near 73. Winds from the north-northeast will calm down to between 9-16 mph, but there will still be gusts as high as 23 mph. Temperatures of around 51 will accompany the mostly clear skies Wednesday night. A northeast wind between 7-11 mph will also have gusts as high as 23 mph. Sunny conditions will continue Thursday, with a high near 77. Winds will be from the northeast at 6-14 mph, and gusts as high as 20 mph. Thursday night will be mostly clear with an overnight low of around 57.
