3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (79+ words) Fire causes lane closures, heavy traffic delays on busy Bradenton road, police say Bradenton Herald A fire at the Women’s Resource Center in Bradenton is blocking lanes on Manatee Avenue and causing significant traffic delays, police said Thursday afternoon. The…...

4+ day, 58+ min ago   (180+ words) A Palmetto man faces up to a decade in federal prison after prosecutors say he lied about buying a handgun for a minor. Desmin Terrell Belvin Jr., 21, pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federally licensed firearm dealer,…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (553+ words) A Bradenton man faces decades in prison after a Manatee County jury convicted him of fatally shooting a teenager during a firearm accessory sale gone wrong. Jurors found Erick Yoel Paz, 19, guilty of manslaughter with a firearm following a four-day…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (237+ words) A Bradenton man is headed to federal prison after investigators said they found an illegal machine gun during a search of his home. A judge sentenced Edward Anderson, 45, to eight years and four months in prison after pleading guilty to…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (133+ words) A joint Manatee County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Highway Patrol DUI saturation patrol resulted in six arrests for impaired driving Friday, according to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office Traffic Unit and FHP conducted the patrol ahead of Labor Day…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (276+ words) Bradenton Herald Government offices across Manatee County will be closed for the Labor Day holiday on Monday, and trash pickup schedules will be delayed. However, for residents who want to get out and enjoy county parks and recreation facilities, there…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (224+ words) Bradenton Herald An investigation into internet-related sex crimes and registration violations led to 27 arrests and 247 criminal charges in Manatee County, the sheriff’s office announced Wednesday. Sheriff Rick Wells said the effort, dubbed Operation Safe Childhood, brought multiple agencies together to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (801+ words) A summer-long investigation into internet-related sex crimes and registration violations led to over 20 arrests and nearly 250 criminal charges in Manatee County, the sheriff’s office announced Wednesday. The arrests were part of Operation Safe Childhood, a multi-agency effort that included two…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (432+ words) A judge sentenced a Bradenton man to more than a decade in prison after investigators said he supplied drugs that led to three overdoses and one death. Circuit Judge Frederick Mercurio sentenced 50-year-old Bradley Lane to 15 years in prison on…...

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