Palmetto News

The Independence Day holiday weekend goes into full swing with a host of events to mark the nation's 233rd birthday.

Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 6:44 p.m. Two weeks ago I hosted a forum in Palmetto to discuss crime, drugs and teen pregnancy: some of the biggest issues plaguing our community.

The Manatee County Bar Association has recognized two members for their service to the community, state Rep.

Palmetto police arrested a pregnant woman officers found sitting on a curb drunk as her 19-month-old son wandered the parking lot, according to a Palmetto Police Department report.

Jun 24, 2009 5:44 pm US/Eastern Click Here SLIDESHOW: Police Cruiser & Car Crash Into Canal HIALEAH 1 of 1 A Hialeah police officer and another driver were involved in a crash which ended with both vehicles in the water of a Hialeah canal.

Two men armed with shotguns robbed a Palmetto family in a home invasion, leaving the residents with their wrists and ankles bound with duct tape and pillow cases over their heads, according to Manatee County Sheriff's Office reports.

Authorities say a Bradenton woman crashed into another car after shoplifting and throwing the items and her 1-year-old son in the car unrestrained Thursday afternoon.

A great-grandmother faces child neglect charges after whipping a child with a cable cord, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said.

County Commissioner Gwen Brown set the tone for a community forum Tuesday in which residents aired their concerns with law enforcement and court and school officials.

By days end, Buffalo Creek Middle School and Palmetto High School could have new principals for the upcoming school year.

It took more than a decade, but 17th Street is about to be improved. Manatee County has begun widening the road between U.S. 41 and Canal Road and will open bids next week to improve the section between U.S. 41 and Eighth Avenue West, officials said Tuesday.

Drivers will encounter lane closures at the U.S. 41/17th Street intersection in the coming weeks, Manatee County officials said today.

Jun 17, 2009 12:47 pm US/Eastern The case against accused serial cat killer Tyler Weinman is based entirely on circumstantial evidence and could depend on the county crime lab's ability to adapt DNA and other forensic tests typically used for human victims to animals.

Authorities are investigating the death of an 85-year-old man whose body was found attached to a cooler floating near Emerson Point this morning, according Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

Two local banks are awaiting the approval of a merger officials believe will make them well positioned for the eventual turnaround of the local economy.

A Cutler Bay teen has been arrested and charged for a slew of brutal cat murders and mutilations in Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay, CBS station WFOR-TV reports.

Bradenton Police Department on Friday arrested a 38-year-old man in connection with two bank robberies on Manatee Avenue West.

They say bad things may come back to bite you in the, well, you know. Well a Tampa man found that out the hard way.

Published: Monday, June 8, 2009 at 5:19 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 8, 2009 at 5:19 p.m. MANATEE COUNTY- Two separate ice cream vendors were robbed over the weekend in Manatee County, the sheriff's Office said.

A 34-year-old Manatee County man has been charged with murder in the Friday stabbing death of another man who was late in repaying him a debt, according to the Manatee Sheriff's Office.