Bradenton.com: Breaking News

Teen arrested on molestation charge

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:22 EDT

The teenager was acting as a chaperone on a Police Athletic League summer program field trip when he fondled the breasts of two of the victims and rubbed himself against the other in a sexual manner, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office report.

Qantas jet lands with gaping hole in fuselage

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:53 EDT

A hole the size of a small car in the underside of a Qantas jumbo jet carrying 346 passengers over the South China Sea forced the pilot to make an emergency landing Friday after a rapid descent.

New home sales drop 0.6 percent in June

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:48 EDT

Sales of new homes fell in June for the seventh time in the past eight months, more proof that the worst housing slump in decades is getting deeper.

Oil drops again as US pump prices slip to near $4

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:48 EDT

Oil prices fell sharply Friday, dropping at times below $123 for the first time in weeks as investors questioned whether prices have cooled off enough to reflect deteriorating demand.

Stocks head to a slightly lower open ahead of data

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:28 EDT

Wall Street headed for a slightly lower open Friday ahead of economic reports on durable goods, new home sales, and consumer sentiment.

Germans say Obama speech sent 'positive signal'

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:19 EDT

Barack Obama's speech to a huge Berlin crowd sent a "positive signal" to Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said Friday, praising the presidential candidate's focus on working with America's partners.

South Texas begins cleanup after Hurricane Dolly

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:16 EDT

South Texas was getting back on its feet Friday as residents filter through the soggy mess left by Hurricane Dolly despite thousands still being without power.

Bradenton traffic cash reported

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:07 EDT

The Florida Highway Patrol Florida Highway Patrol reports a vehicle crash at 9:46 a.m. on 57th Avenue West and Shady Lane, Bradenton. No injuries or roadblock reported.

Victims in traffic accident identified

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:44 EDT

Essie Lee Leach, 72, and George General Leach Jr., 40, both of 1014 Seventh St. East, Bradenton, died in the accident that involved three vehicles.

3 shot at Phoenix college; suspect arrested

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:53 EDT

A long-standing dispute between two men turned violent when a former student shot three people in a computer lab at a community college, injuring one of them critically, authorities said. The suspected gunman was arrested nearby.

Woman found dead in Keys was murdered

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:33 EDT

Police say a Miami man murdered his wife, bound her with rope and telephone cords, tied to her gym weights and dumped her off the Seven Mile Bridge.

Freedom PTO says get your rummage in

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:22 EDT

The rummage sale will be from 8 a.m.-noon Aug. 2, where there will be great bargains and lunch will be served.

Kidney options seminar set today

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:22 EDT

The seminar provides education to any person (and their family) diagnosed with kidney disease.

30-year anniversary underway for Class of '78

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:22 EDT

For more information, visit the Web site at www.classreport.org/usa/fl/bradenton/mhs/1978.

Police: Paparazzi, guards, fight at Jolie chateau

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:48 EDT

It sounds like a scene from "Fight Club." French police say camouflaged paparazzi who got on to the grounds of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's chateau in southern France fought with the Hollywood couple's guards.

LA prosecutors oppose motions in Spector retrial

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:38 EDT

Jurors in Phil Spector's upcoming murder retrial should be allowed to hear testimony about blood evidence and the autopsy of the actress he is accused of shooting, prosecutors argued in court documents.

Season rain pattern to continue

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:22 EDT

There is a 40 percent chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms today after noon. The skies will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. The winds will start the day calm, but later pickup from the west to between 5-8 mph.

7 men facing 57 charges in fish trafficking case

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:13 EDT

Federal authorities have charged 7 men with 57 counts of illegally catching, transporting and selling fish across state lines.

Coast Guard rescues 3 people adrift for 4 days

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:23 EDT

The Coast Guard rescued three people who were adrift for four days aboard a homemade wooden boat that launched from Hollywood, Fla. No one was injured.

Teen gets jail for coaxing toddlers to smoke pot

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:03 EDT

A teenager shown on a video coaxing his 2- and 4-year-old nephews into smoking marijuana was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison.