Ed’s Tavern, 9588 Buffalo Road, opened in the Gateway Commons shopping plaza near Moccasin Wallow Road and Interstate 75. It’s the third location for the sports bar. The others are in Lakewood Ranch, ...

After hearing their feedback, Manatee County Commissioners voted 5-1 for staff to develop at least two concept plans for the Cortez marina site — one with a boat ramp, and one without. Commissioner ...

Jonathan Scott Perry, an associate professor at USFSM and the vice president of the USF Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate, criticized New College’s direction and leadership.

Melodee Buzzard, the missing 9-year-old girl from Lompoc, was found shot to death in rural Utah in what the Santa Barbara County sheriff called a “ruthless act” that ultimately led to the arrest of ...

After the driver lost control of the vehicle at the intersection of 20th Street East and Riverside Drive, it became airborne and collided with a wooden boat lift pole. The pole broke in half, and the ...

Bradenton police arrested Sergio Gonzalez-Chinique for allegedly using a stolen credit card to buy gas at the Walmart on Cortez Road. Gonzalez-Chinique has been charged with two counts of fraudulent ...

GT Bray Recreation Center and Lincoln Aquatic Center are open for lap swim on Christmas Eve from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the same swim hours will be observed on New Year’s Eve. Pools and splash pads ...

The case also led to the arrest of an Ellenton man who investigators said supplied fentanyl over several months.

The Manatee County School Board voted 4-1 on April 29 to accept Williams’ resignation rather than pursue termination, a decision that drew emotional criticism from the student’s family. Board member ...

A swimmer went missing Sunday after a possible shark attack near Monterey. The woman was reported missing off of Lovers Point in Pacific Grove, California, on Sunday afternoon, according to a joint ...

Marshall Faulk lands a Superdome-tested QB at Southern, connecting New Orleans football, the Bayou Classic, and HBCU tradition.

“My guys were trophy hunters,” said Captain Dion Davis, who runs a quad-engine Freeman out of Sarasota allowing him to target deepwater fish on single day trips. “They wanted to swing for the fences ...