From “purple yurple” to “cream,” wiretaps on thousands of calls revealed the coded language of a local drug network, according to investigators.

BRADENTON, Fla. — A Citrus County woman was arrested Wednesday night after being accused of shooting and killing one ex-husband, and potentially another, Manatee County Sheriff’s officials said.

10 kilograms of methamphetamine were seized in Pasadena, Texas, which belonged to Lorenzo Valerio-Popoca, say law enforcement officials. Valerio-Popoca has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison ...

A man faces a murder charge in the early morning shooting that left a 23-year-old man dead in Bradenton Sunday, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

MEXICO — A Palmetto man wanted in connection with a 2019 homicide was arrested in Mexico and brought back to Florida, where he faces second-degree murder charges, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office ...

A Bradenton man charged with killing his ex-girlfriend told detectives he shot her because he “did not want her to be with anyone else,” according to a newly released arrest report. According to the ...

The video in this story is from a previous report on this case. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The woman accused of murdering both her ex-husbands last December has pleaded not guilty in their deaths. According ...

Sheriff credits proactive policing, community partnerships for historic decrease.

In a Wednesday post, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office reported that overall crime dropped 19.7 percent in 2025, with ...

Prosecutors say the Bahamian national had been deported from the United States three times.

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office warns about romance scams on Valentine's Day, advocating vigilance against fraudulent lovers who lure victims into sending money.