23-month-old child left in car overnight

Investigators say Jennifer Marie Keiper had gone into the house three hours earlier, taken drugs, and passed out - leaving the child unsupervised.

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Researchers need help finding manatee

For more than ten years Rebecca Hamm and her dad, Joe, have come to a canal in Bradenton off 75th street to snap the perfect picture.

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North Port homes damaged by high winds

Fifteen homes in North Port suffered minor damage when a line of strong thunderstorms moved through on Thursday evening.

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Deputy pursuit ends in overturned car

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Deputies blame husband for woman's death

There's only so much comfort one can find in candles, prayers and hugs, and even gathered together, friends of Alisa Hartman are not finding much at all.

Hartman's body was found inside the home she shared with her husband Nicholas, the man deputies…

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Possible cock fighting arena found

Authorities are searching for the suspect(s) behind a possible Manatee rooster fighting arena after a deputy came across it Wednesday afternoon, according to a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office report.

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