MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Detectives are investigating the death of a 62-year-old inmate on Saturday in the Manatee County Jail. According to the sheriff’s office, staff found the man in the jail ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a prominent drug dealer in a news conference on Tuesday, calling the operation “the largest fentanyl bust in ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Detectives with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office are investigating the death of an inmate in the Manatee County Jail while also working to notify his family. A news release ...

Deputies said the death happened Monday night.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Manatee County Sheriff's Office arrested a man allegedly tied to a nearly 28-year-old cold case, the agency said in a news release. Stephen Ford, 72, is being charged with ...

Based on the investigation so far, there is no indication that any other inmates were involved. The incident is being treated as a suicide.

A Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputy faces a charge of aggravated assault after he allegedly pulled a gun on another man during an argument in Sarasota, the sheriff’s office said. File Photo A ...