Manatee County Sheriff's Office

A Florida man accused of invading a house died after he was shot dead with his own gun after the resident fought back, officials said. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the suspect entered the house in Bradenton, Florida on Friday and placed a pistol to the head of the man who lived there as...

The 17-year-old boy was issued a misdemeanor citation Friday charging him with illegally possessing or harvesting an American alligator.

Manatee County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Dave Bristow said the department was alerted to the alligator around 2:30 a.m. Friday.

An overnight shooting at a Bradenton bar has left one person dead and four others injured, according to WFLA.

Authorities say a grenade launcher, loaded with a live grenade, was left with other donated items at a Florida Goodwill store.

Five Florida high school students are accused of raping a 13-year-old girl.

An Amber Alert was issued for four siblings who disappeared in Bradenton last week. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement needs help finding the children, who may be in the company of their mother, 40-year-old Jaima Gadeaun.

Sprint car veteran David Steele has died during a race in Florida.

A Florida mother is facing additional charges stemming from alleged sexual encounters with teenagers at a party her own child was hosting.

A Florida woman is facing charges after police say she had sex with underage teens.

Authorities say a Florida woman lied about having an affair to make her cheating husband jealous, and then her angry husband fatally shot the supposed other man.

Deputies say a Bradenton mother and her boyfriend waited five hours before seeking medical help for her 10-month-old who was burned while left alone in a hot shower.

Authorities say a Florida woman tried to hire someone to get rid of her ex-husband, but she was content to have him kidnapped instead of simply killed.

Florida deputies have arrested a day care worker after a toddler was bitten several times by another child.

A state review has found that an 11-year-old girl whose body was found in a relative’s freezer should have been reported missing a month before she actually was.

The mother of a girl found dead in a freezer was accused of beating her five children for years in a home that at times was filled with rats and roaches, according to documents released Tuesday.

An 8-year-old student is facing charges after authorities say he pulled on a knife on a teacher.

An 80-year-old woman drowned in a swimming pool at a condominium complex in Bradenton, about 45 miles south of Tampa.

Officials say a 16-year-old boy kidnapped and molested a 5-year-old girl in his backyard in Manatee.

Authorities say three Tampa Bay-area women are hospitalized after a pit bull attacked them.