A former ballerina was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for killing her husband, which she said she did in self-defense.

There were three loaded guns in her house the night former ballerina Ashley Benefield shot and killed her estranged husband ...

Manatees are such a part of Florida’s environment it’s easy to think they’ve always been here. But have they? That’s what USF ...

Judge refuses leniency plea from former ballerina's lawyers, as he jails her following manslaughter conviction.

In Florida, it’s no longer available to students who might want to borrow the book from school to compare the written word to ...

Manatee County officials are developing new plans to get more people off the streets and into homeless shelters in response ...

Manatee County townhouses and condos saw a decrease in closed sales and a drop in the median sales price. There were 162 ...

Florida Power and Light came to Anna Maria Island and Northwest Bradenton Nov. 26 with gifts for four police and fire ...

A manatee has been successfully rescued from a Tar River canal in Greenville. It is the first documented case of a manatee ...

Reigning state champions Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas and Miami Columbus face tough tests on the road this week in the ...

The Hope Card program, launched in October, helps domestic violence survivors to quickly prove they have a final protective ...