SARASOTA COUNTY - Sheriff's deputies shot and killed a man late Saturday after he reportedly pulled a gun and shot at them following a traffic stop. ...more

December 16, 2007

PALMETTO - A 2-year-old girl who was seriously injured when a swing set collapsed on her Sunday is in a coma, according to a relative. ...more

December 10, 2007

A recount Thursday showed that Wayne Poston was re-elected mayor of Bradenton. ...more

November 30, 2007

A car accident that killed an Arcadia man early Tuesday helped solve the mystery of a Bradenton woman missing for a month. ...more

November 21, 2007

A teenager speeding away from a convenience store after stealing beer crashed into a tree and was killed early Sunday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

November 20, 2007

They call it "passing the trash" - the practice that allows teachers accused of sexual misconduct to quietly leave and find a new job in another town with a fresh crop of unsuspecting victims. ...more

November 19, 2007

How a writer found her culinary voice at Le Cordon Bleu cooking school. ...more

November 13, 2007

SILVER SPRINGS SHORES - A 25-year-old man was freed by firefighters from a ventilation shaft Tuesday, where he had been wedged upright for several hours. ...more

October 24, 2007

For a half-hour Monday night, it looked as if Dorothy might have to make her trip to Oz with a stuffed dog in a basket, which is not what Michael Newton-Brown had in mind. ...more

October 9, 2007

PALMETTO 38, ROBINSON 7: The Palmetto High defense saw its string of scoreless quarters end at 16, but no one was complaining after the way the Tigers dismantled Robinson in a Class 3A-District 11 contest at Harllee Stadium.

October 6, 2007