Congressman Vern Buchanan cruised to another victory Tuesday night to win his 10th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Incumbent Republican Buchanan defeated Democrat Jan Schneider for ...

Buchanan, who has served in the House since 2007, represents a Republican-leaning district. It falls southeast of Tampa, including Bradenton and Brandon. In this most recent Congress, Buchanan served ...

Manatee County voters have elected three new candidates and one incumbent to the seven-person Board of County Commissioners.

The family of a 37-year-old woman killed by an alleged drunk driver in Florida said she was a wonderful sister, and mother.

The passenger of the car that was hit was transported to a nearby trauma center, but the 37-year-old driver died from her ...

Lachina Cropes was arrested for allegedly pepper-spraying foster parents and abducting her biological sons in Florida.

Mayor Dan Murphy checked in with The Islander Nov. 2 to let readers know: Debris removal continues in the city. The majority ...

Bradenton Police arrested Cesar Navarrete for DUI manslaughter and driving while license suspended causing death. Police said ...

Sara Holmes, a Bradenton mother of two, had everything to look forward to. But, her future came to an end Saturday evening ...

The Bradenton Police Department says Cesar Navarrete, 25, was speeding in the westbound lanes of Cortez Road at around 10:40 ...

A Snohomish County sheriff's deputy and a Lake Stevens police officer jumped into a lake to rescue a woman in her 70s when ...

Panoramic views from across our waterway and backyard. In a neighborhood of primarily brick and mortar, it’s especially noticeable that our backyard landscape is a tropical forest, thanks to our ...