Ellenton News

About $400,000 in beef is missing after a truck was stolen today from a Ramada Limited in Ellenton.

A Palmetto man faces charges of disorderly conduct after police said he urinated in public.

The Cat's Meow, like many businesses in the home decor industry nationwide, was feeling the aftershocks of the housing crash at its location in a Venice shopping district.

A father's love is expressed in many ways: A tuck into bed at night after reading a bedtime story.

Sharon Grubis, an early visitor to the new Ellenton Farmer's Market, was thrilled to purchase a cantaloupe for $1 and a package of cherry tomatoes for $1. She typically pays $2.50 a piece at a local grocery store for produce that is not as fresh, she said.

Several strings of vehicle break-ins have been reported this week in on the Suncoast.

Sixty-five years ago today, an estimated 156,000 Allied troops braved withering German fire as they came ashore on the beaches of Normandy.

An Ellenton man was injured by flying glass Sunday morning during a drive-by shooting in which both the victims and the shooters fled the scene.

They say that even if you like sausage, you might not want to watch it being made.

A developer's proposal to turn an abandoned golf course into a townhouse complex won county approval Thursday despite neighbors' objections and misgivings.

Come on down to the Yacht Club Community Park, enjoy the "Sunset Celebration" held on the Yacht Club pier and stop by to see what we have to offer.

A thunderstorm with lightning knocked out lights and traffic signals in east Bradenton Tuesday night and caused dangerous driving conditions around the area.

A semi-truck crashed into an I-75 guardrail on the Trooper Jeff Young Bridge Tuesday night.

Three Memorial Day observances take place in the morning: n The primary service is at 9 a.m. at the Veterans Monument behind Manatee Memorial Hospital , where color guards and representatives from the county's veterans groups and organizations will be on hand for speeches and laying of wreaths.

A tractor-trailer jackknifed during a rainstorm Tuesday night, leaking fuel along northbound Interstate 75 and into the Manatee River near Ellenton, according to reports from Florida Highway Patrol.

Deputies are investigating a woman's death after her daughter found her dead on the floor of her bedroom Tuesday afternoon, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office press release.

Tears slid down Robert Douglas' face as "Taps" sounded inside the clubhouse at Ridgewood on Monday afternoon.

Doug Menser sat beneath a large tree on a drizzly morning, tending to his business.

RaceTrac Petroleum Inc.'s plans to put a gas station and convenience store in the Whitfield area hit a bump in the road Thursday.

The saga of the Fort Hamer Bridge took another sharp turn this week when Manatee County pulled a rabbit out of its hat, so to speak.