Emergency rooms stay busy as Hurricane Ian clean up efforts continue

Emergency rooms are staying busy as people get injured while cleaning up debris from Hurricane Ian. With post-storm clean up's underway, many residents want to clear it out, but it's important to know your limits. 

Linemen from Kansas, Illinois, Pennsylvania restore power to 1.8 million after Hurricane Ian, so far

Five days after Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast, close to 700,000 residents were still without power. Governor Ron DeSantis said an army of 42,000 utility workers responded to the call for help to restore outages.

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport aims to reopen by weekend after roof, water damage

A large part of the roof at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport was ripped off and water poured inside the terminal during Hurricane Ian. Officials are aiming to reopen by late Friday or early Saturday.

Maintenance underway after safety concerns raised at Braden River Park

Weekends mean baseball at Braden River Park, but parents say the facilities have have been declining for a while. Now, Manatee County says issues with loose bases, electrical systems, and more are underway.

Thief steals truck, spray paints it in failed attempt to conceal it: Bradenton police

Police say the man stole the red pickup truck from a hospital parking lot, then spray-painted it black, hoping no one would recognize the vehicle. It didn't work.

Water taxi may soon connect downtown Bradenton to the beaches

A city-to-sand water taxi service that would travel from downtown Bradenton to the Anna Maria Pier, Bradenton Beach Pier, and Coquina Beach is in the works.

Bradenton foster mom adopts four siblings, giving them loving home

The Bradenton foster mom adopted four siblings. She's been working with children since she was 13 years old and spent 20 years as a teacher.

Bradenton police chief exonerated of allegations of wrongdoing, city mayor says

The Bradenton police chief has been exonerated after an officer accused her of searching a home and someone inside without a search warrant, according to the city's mayor. Bradenton police and the chief were assisting with an arrest at a home in July.

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.