A Bradenton man awaiting trial on rape and molestation charges was arrested in Indiana this week on a warrant from Manatee County charging him with 49 counts of child pornography. Derrick Faircloth, 39, was arrested in July by Manatee County sheriff's deputies and charged with sexual battery, lewd and lascivious molestation, introduction of obscene materials to a minor and delivering a controlled substance to a minor. ...more

November 6, 2009

Mosaic Fertilizer celebrated its first five years on the New York Stock Exchange recently by contributing $45,000 in cash and 6,000 pounds of food to benefit America's Second Harvest. ...more

November 4, 2009

Whitney Bank, a New Orleans-based bank with a relatively small presence locally, is looking to beef up operations with a regional headquarters in Tampa. ...more

November 4, 2009

MIAMI (AP) — In a journey familiar to retirees but not sea mammals, Ilya the wayward manatee flew south for the winter today after being rescued from a chilly New Jersey creek. ...more

October 29, 2009

Edward Morales moved on with his life after getting out of prison 21 years ago. ...more

October 29, 2009

Deputy uses agency-issued pistol to put down injured animal ...more

October 28, 2009

Officials have found the body of what they believe is the 35-year-old man who fell off a small pleasure boat this evening near the Port of Manatee, northeast of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. ...more

October 28, 2009

The fate of a Florida manatee that has wandered into northern New Jersey waters remained unclear tonight. ...more

October 17, 2009

A rescue attempt is planned for a Florida manatee that has wandered into New Jersey waters. ...more

October 16, 2009

Two suspects in a string of Manatee County burglaries have been detained, but two others remain on the loose following a high-speed chase today, troopers say. ...more

October 6, 2009