A Manatee County judge found Thomas Matejcek guilty of both murders on Monday after he waived his right to a jury trial.

Coming up on the Bradenton Patch calendar: FREE EVENT Sidewalk Astronomy at The Bishop ...

Coming up: FREE EVENT Sidewalk Astronomy at The Bishop on the Bradenton Patch calendar ...

Landscaping demand in Bradenton is shifting toward full-property improvements, with a focus on durability, drainage, ...

Captain Eric Chaignet has run into a good problem as the weather calmed down over the past few weeks. “The last couple of days we’ve been getting a limit so quickly,” said Chaignet, who is a charter ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A Bradenton landmark is getting a fresh start. The former Mixon Fruit Farms property, now owned by Manatee County, will be filled with vendors when a new farmers market holds ...

Officers with the department’s Narcotics Unit, assisted by the SWAT Team, were executing a high-risk search warrant related to a drug charge at a home at 9:30 a.m. in the 300 block of 10th Avenue West ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — One man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Bradenton on Tuesday. The Bradenton Police Department said they came to serve a search warrant for a home on 10th Avenue ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - A man is dead after a Bradenton Police Department SWAT officer opened fire during the service of a high-risk search warrant Tuesday morning. Officers responded to a home near ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — A Bradenton SWAT officer shot and killed an armed man during a narcotics search Tuesday morning, according to police. The Bradenton Police Department said this happened around 9:40 a ...

The Bradenton Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting on Tuesday morning. Public Information Officer Meredith Censullo confirmed in an email that the shooting occurred around 9 ...