Ryan Callihan

A candidate running to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan was arrested Tuesday in Manatee County on a misdemeanor charge.

With Bradenton's school zone speed cameras set to resume issuing $100 violations Monday as students head back to class, the program continues to generate mixed reactions from residents.

Republican voters will decide four primary contests for Manatee County Commission seats on Tuesday.

Au P'tit Bonheur, 312 12th St. W., Bradenton, serves French classics including Croque Monsieur, Quiche Lorraine, Sandwich Parisien and croissants. “All our recipes are simple,” Fanette Maquet said. “It's simple … if you came to our family, you can eat this in our home. It's a family recipe.”

City of Anna Maria officials are weighing a plan to charge for parking at more than 1,100 spots on the island's northern tip.

Gov. Ron DeSantis this week urged voters to call state lawmakers to seek stricter Flock regulations, saying he doesn't want Florida to “become a surveillance state.” Commissioner Mike Rahn was the lone voice highlighting benefits, citing uses in car theft and missing persons cases.

A homemade Southern barbecue spot has returned to Bradenton after roughly two years away. BubbaQue's opened this summer at 6310 53rd Ave.

An investigation into internet-related sex crimes and registration violations led to 27 arrests and 247 criminal charges in Manatee County, the sheriff's office announced Wednesday.

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a woman's “partial remains” washed up near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge Saturday morning.

Five people were injured in a head-on crash along State Road 70 Sunday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said.