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According to a news release, a 53-year old man was approached at about 5 p.m. by another man who asked him to buy medication for his daughter.

Two teenagers have been arrested and charged in a vicious attack that left another teen boy unconscious last week on Siesta Beach, authorities said Thursday.

The House Ways and Means Committee, according to U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota, will continue to pursue what went wrong at the Internal Revenue Service.

A man suspected of stabbing his wife to death before turning the knife on himself remains in the hospital in critical condition as police await his release so that they can officially charge him in her slaying.

Does prayer belong at government meetings? The Bradenton City Council thinks so.

All together they've spent 62 years in ministry at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradenton.

BRADENTON, Fla., March 19, 2012 -- The great American writer and philosopher Henry James coined the term "moral equivalence," and everywhere in the Middle East, the equation it describes is held fast to diplomats' hearts.

A Bradenton woman wanted to get it on with her boyfriend, so she started touching him.

Gov. Rick Scott must soon sign the new state budget, and he's getting intense feedback on all sides: from lawmakers protecting hometown projects, hospitals worried about losing money and a business-backed group criticizing pork-barrel spending.

A ribbon cutting recently was held for Scentsy, Independent Consultant, Heather Logan, Bradenton.

A business magazine that bills itself as a source for companies looking to relocate considers Bradenton to have one of American's best small-city downtowns.

"Florida is on an amazing streak. Really exciting things are happening in Florida," the Wesley Chapel Republican said Thursday at a Manatee Chamber of Commerce lunch at the Bradenton Country Club.

The annual list published by the watchdog group says line items from the proposed state budget that make their list of turkeys does not signify a judgment of a project’s worthiness.

A 31-year-old Bradenton woman was stabbed to death, and the possible suspect -- her husband -- is in the hospital recovering from self-inflicted stab wounds, according to Bradenton Police Department.

Members of the Manatee County law enforcement community gathered Thursday morning to honor their brothers and sisters who "paid the ultimate sacrifice." The annual event took place in front of the Manatee County Courthouse and paid special honor to eight members of the law enforcement community in Manatee County who have died in the line of duty in ... (more)

Teenagers have a long reputation for ignoring the sage advice of parents, educators and other adult authority figures while eager to listen to their friends and fellow youths.

Manatee and Sarasota counties are being asked to commit $6.5 million more to help bring the 2017 World Rowing Championships to Nathan Benderson Park.

"Ever since I was a boy of 8, I was planting seeds and watching with interest when they came up," said the 81-year-old Ray, a lawyer, real estate investor and former engineer who worked at Cape Canaveral from 1954 to 1967.

The Little Giant Brewery moved a step closer to opening after receiving unanimous permit approval Wednesday from the Bradenton Planning Commission.

A fancy gas station and convenience store, complete with cheap gas and hot food, will be making its way to Bradenton if it gets a nod from City Council.