Hurricane Idalia: Police assist distressed boater in Bradenton

A distressed boater is recovering after police received a call for help early Wednesday morning as Hurricane Idalia sat off Bradenton’s west coast. 

Bradenton man calls 911 after shooting girlfriend: BPD

An argument on Sunday afternoon resulted in a shooting at a Bradenton apartment, according to officials.

Manatee County Commissioners move a step closer to ending wetland protections to the dismay of many residents

Manatee County commissioners have voted to get rid of local protections for wetlands, and instead align with Florida's looser regulations. It's a move that's leaving many residents unhappy, but the decision is not final. The state must now approve the commissioner's choice and then it will go back to the county for a final vote. 

Daughters of Bradenton officer who died from cancer get police escort on first day of school

When Lee Cosens, a sergeant with the Bradenton Police Department, lost his battle with cancer earlier this year, his fellow officers vowed to always be there for his family.

Driver in Bradenton hit-and-run flees on foot, police say

A driver involved in a hit-and-run crash on Tuesday afternoon in Bradenton fled on foot, according to police.

Dive boat and approximately $60,000 in equipment stolen from Bradenton dock, police say

The Bradenton Police Department is investigating the theft of a dive boat and about $60,000 in equipment belonging to a Florida Department of Transportation subcontractor.

Future generations of paleontologist and astronomers inspired at Bradenton summer camp

As the summer sun casts its warm glow over Bradenton, Florida, children eagerly converge at the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature for a summer camp adventure like no other. 

CERT volunteers preparing for next big storm

A FEMA nationwide program called CERT will be ready for hurricane season in Florida.

3 teens arrested after breaking into Bradenton vape shop, crashing stolen car

Three teens were arrested for breaking into a Bradenton vape shop and leading Manatee County deputies on a chase early Friday morning, according to the sheriff's office.

Bradenton family convicted of selling bleach online for COVID-19 cure, sold $1 million worth

Four members of a Florida family were convicted for selling toxic industrial bleach as a miraculous cure for COVID-19 and other physical and mental diseases through their online church in a conspiracy starting in 2010.