MANATEE — A 35-year-old pregnant woman from Tampa was killed and eight other people — including seven children — were injured when a tire on their SUV "failed," and the vehicle overturned, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

MANATEE — A federal judge’s ruling this week blocking most of a controversial Arizona immigration law won’t deter a Bradenton lawmaker from pursuing an even tougher bill in Florida.

ANNA MARIA — Anita Dotterweich will be at McKechnie Field on Wednesday, taking in a Bradenton Marauders game.

After leaving the Republican Party before the U.S. Senate primary, Gov. Charlie Crist 's strategy of veering to the political left has given him the edge in the general election, a new poll shows.

MANATEE — Detectives say a man arrested Tuesday by a sheriff’s burglary detail has confessed since his arrest to breaking into a several more homes, according to Manatee County Sheriff’s Office reports.

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MANATEE — Matt Eaton didn’t know Jeff Kocab and Dave Curtis.

ANNA MARIA ISLAND — Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission officers have found the body of a man reported missing by his friends off Anna Maria Island, according to Manatee County Public Safety officials.

BRADENTON — If the Manatee County Commission levies a surtax to help fund the sheriff’s office, Mayor Wayne Poston wants commissioners to consider exempting Bradenton residents from having to pay.

MANATEE — State Sen. Mike Bennett wondered “what was the judge thinking?” after hearing that a federal judge Wednesday had dealt a serious rebuke to Arizona’s tough, new immigration law.