Bradenton News

Burglars broke in to the State College of Florida over the holidays and stole computers worth more than $38,000, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said today.

Published: Monday, January 4, 2010 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 5:24 p.m. Another locally based home builder can now be added to the list of those that used tainted Chinese drywall in the region.

It was the morning of Aug. 15, 1945, and Tom Bozza's phone wouldn't stop ringing.

Lenders and the Internal Revenue Service are seeking to foreclose on the Bradenton Preparatory Academy and collect millions on defaulted loans and unpaid taxes.

With the approval of a revised lease agreement with Bradenton Riverfront Partners, the Bradenton City Council ensured the ArtCenter Manatee 140 years of life.

The Bradenton City Council voted unanimously in a brief meeting Wednesday to approve an agreement that gives ArtCenter Manatee a 120-year extension on its lease.

Snap Fitness has opened at 3541 53rd Ave. W. in Bradenton. The center will offer memberships with no enrollment fee as part of its grand opening celebration to be held the weekend of Jan.

A lawsuit filed Tuesday against the city of Bradenton alleges red light cameras installed at two intersections are unconstitutional.

A house fire that caused a Bradenton family to evacuate early Sunday morning is being investigated as suspicious, the Bradenton Fire Department reported this morning.

Jan. 5: Joseph Scott, 71, is stabbed to death in a rooming house in the 2200 block of Fourth Avenue East, Palmetto.

A kitchen fire in a Bradenton home at 370172 Trails East that broke out about 1 p.m. has resulted in about $50,000 in damages.

Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 12:07 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 12:07 p.m. SARASOTA-BRADENTON HOME SALES: Rose 63 percent in November, when compared with the same month a year ago, with 784 homes sold compared with 482 in November 2008.

Hailing from Bradenton, FL, We The Kings is the newest band to break onto the pop music scene.

An amazing thing happened 20 years ago: It snowed in Bradenton. And anyone who was here that Christmas remembers exactly what they were doing.

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A train derailed just north of U.S. 301 and Ninth Street East about 11 a.m. Tuesday, causing a diesel fuel spill of about 150 gallons, said Manatee County Public Safety Capt.

Erik William Griffin, of Bradenton, told a deputy he stole the books so he could sell them on the street for $3 apiece.

Gloria Chaignet Cartwright was just trying to put her son through college. Her plan was to buy a home through Coast Bank and "flip" it - resell it as soon as she could for a profit - and use the money to pay college expenses.

Despite growing angst and lawsuits filed against several South Florida municipalities that have installed red-light cameras, Delray Beach is moving forward with plans to install the devices at key intersections.

The Queen today braved the snow to attend church - wearing high heeled knee high boots.