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Manatee County man appears in court on abuse charges
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - In Manatee County, a Bradenton man appeared before a judge charged with abusing a 3-year-old. Timothy Florey, 26, is accused of repeatedly beating the child for wetting herself and locking her in a closet as a punishment. Deputies found the child covered in bruises on her...
45-year-old cyclists dies after SUV collides with bicycle
A 45-year-old Bradenton man was killed after bring by an SUV in a crosswalk in Manatee County. The Florida Highway Patrol reports the bicyclist was traveling northbound and crossing the crosswalk from the median near Cortez Rd. and 24th St. W in Bradenton when a Chevrolet SUV struck the victim.
Manatee pays $4.4 million for sheriff’s department building
Manatee County has closed on the purchase of a Bradenton office building that the sheriff’s department has been leasing for about nine years. The 17,000-square-foot building at 616 67th St. sold for $4.4 million. County commissioners approved the purchase May 14, says a Manatee spokesman, who confirmed an announcement...
Deadly bicycle crashes on the Suncoast raising concerns
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Several fatal crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians on the Suncoast are raising concerns. On Monday afternoon, a driver hit and killed a bicyclist crossing an intersection at Cortez Road and 24th Street West in Bradenton. Days before this, Thursday, before midnight, a woman was riding her...
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