Hyperlocal news for Parrish, Palmetto, Ellenton, Duette, Rubonia, and Terra Ceia in north Manatee County, Florida
A tragic crash early Sunday morning claimed the life of an unborn child and left a woman critically injured after a head-on collision on the DeSoto Bridge. Authorities say the crash occurred around 4:36 a.m. on April 6th, when Laurentino Serrano-Juarez, 31, of Bradenton, was driving a GMC SUV southbound in the northbound lanes of […]
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A small aircraft crashed near Airport Manatee on March 18, resulting in two occupants being airlifted to nearby hospitals. The incident occurred shortly before 10 a.m. when the vintage single-engine Aeronca Champ plane experienced difficulty shortly after takeoff. According to the officials, the aircraft veered to the left, struck a powerline, and then crashed into […]
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Just days after our bombshell investigation revealed serious issues with the school zone speed cameras, the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners voted to shut down the program entirely. Our investigation discovered that at five North County schools with speed cameras, five out of the eight cameras were installed too close to the roadway, and […]
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Due to public outcry about receiving School Zone Speed Camera citations during the school day, the Manatee County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) approved new enforcement hours for School Zone Speed Cameras across the county on February 4, 2025. The updated enforcement times will now focus on the active periods of student arrival and departure, rather […]
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A newly released police dash cam video provides a vivid and dramatic look at the arrest of Jacques Devlin Howell Mojica, which unfolded near 8 p.m. on February 18, 2025. The incident began when Mojica fled from a traffic stop and culminated in a tense standoff at a 7-Eleven gas station in Palmetto. The video […]
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