1 dead after cigarette lit near oxygen tank causes explosion at Bradenton apartment complex, police say

A Bradenton resident was killed Wednesday afternoon after lighting a cigarette near an oxygen tank inside a unit of a Bradenton apartment complex, according to the Bradenton Police Department. 

Alligator attacks 77-year-old Bradenton woman, FWC says

A Bradenton woman was hospitalized Saturday night after she was attacked by a nearly 8-foot alligator, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). 

Community rallies around family of couple killed in food truck crash on I-75

Carlos Mendoza and Alondra Lopez died when their food truck blew a tire, crashed on I-75, and caught on fire in the median — trapping the husband and wife inside. Food trucks from across the area immediately began working together to help the family, raising thousands of dollars to support the couple's 4-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter.

Family: 12-year-old found safe after 3 days missing from Bradenton home

A group of family and friends had just gathered Tuesday evening in Bradenton to pass out fliers for a missing 12-year-old when they got word she had been found and she was alive.

Family mourns husband, wife killed in fiery I-75 crash after food truck tire blows out

A husband and wife were killed in a fiery I-75 crash in Bradenton on Tuesday. Officials said the couple was trapped inside when the couple's food truck flipped and caught on fire.

Son of former Bradenton Christian offensive coordinator follows in father's footsteps

The son of a former Bradenton Christian offensive coordinator is following in his father's footsteps in the same role. His dad passed away early this year, and it will be the first football season he coaches without him.

Bradenton police target high-crash areas amid 'alarming' increase

Bradenton police announced there will be an increase in patrols after the number of fatal traffic crashes doubled in the city from 2020 to 2021.

2,000 more backpacks given away at second Manatee back-to-school event

Cars lined up by the hundreds for a back-to-school giveaway Wednesday in Manatee County. The summer's first giveaway event got such a massive response, organizers had to plan a second one fast.

'Crime of opportunity': Catalytic converter thefts on the rise across the country

The catalytic converter under your vehicle can be a target for thieves. Converter thefts are on the rise throughout the country and across the Tampa Bay area.