Fourteen couples get married during the Fifth Annual Valentine’s Day Group Wedding in the courtyard of the Manatee County Historical Courthouse on Feb. 14, 2025. Tiffany Tompkins ...

A man has been sentenced to life in prison after shooting and killing his girlfriend’s mother. Albert Wilcox, 44, was ...

After spending two days in court, a jury in Manatee County found Albert Wilcox guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday.

The victim had called 911 stating someone was pointing a gun at her moments before the shooting, according to an affidavit by Bradenton investigators.

The Fudge Factory on Bradenton Beach reopened on Thanksgiving after back-to-back hurricanes. The shop's owner says after a few slow months, customers have returned to the island.