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Lee County Gambling Bust: 10 Arrested, 239 Slot Machines and Nearly $1.6 Million in Assets Seized at Five Arcades· Crime & Courts Lake County Extends Its Data Center Moratorium Through June 2027 as Central Florida Counties Hold the Line· Business & Real Estate Jacksonville Dog Owner Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Manslaughter in 2024 Ricker Road Mauling Death· Crime & Courts Inter Miami rescues 2-2 draw with FC Cincinnati on late Riquelme Fillipi goal· Sports Giannis Antetokounmpo, Heat beat Hawks 129-117 for first win of season· Sports Gainesville Medical Equipment Company Owner Convicted in $8.6 Million Medicare Brace Fraud Scheme· National News Florida AG James Uthmeier Sues Company Behind A2E, Saying the AI Platform Lets Users Create Sexually Explicit Images of Children· Technology & Science FIU Students Disciplined Over Racist, Violent Group Chat Tell Federal Judge the Messages Were Jokes Protected by the First Amendment· Education Fed Holds Rates at 3.75% to 4% as Inflation Stays High, Leaving Florida Homebuyers Facing 7% Mortgages Days Before the Election· National News DeSantis Awards $100 Million for Springs Restoration and Water Supply, Including Septic Work Near Crystal River's Kings Bay· Environment & Climate Civil Rights Groups Sue Over DHS Voter Probes of Naturalized Citizens, and Florida Sits Outside a Court Order Limiting Them· National News Big 12 fines UCF $100,000 over fans' anti-Mormon chants at BYU upset· Sports Lee County Gambling Bust: 10 Arrested, 239 Slot Machines and Nearly $1.6 Million in Assets Seized at Five Arcades· Crime & Courts Lake County Extends Its Data Center Moratorium Through June 2027 as Central Florida Counties Hold the Line· Business & Real Estate Jacksonville Dog Owner Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Manslaughter in 2024 Ricker Road Mauling Death· Crime & Courts Inter Miami rescues 2-2 draw with FC Cincinnati on late Riquelme Fillipi goal· Sports Giannis Antetokounmpo, Heat beat Hawks 129-117 for first win of season· Sports Gainesville Medical Equipment Company Owner Convicted in $8.6 Million Medicare Brace Fraud Scheme· National News Florida AG James Uthmeier Sues Company Behind A2E, Saying the AI Platform Lets Users Create Sexually Explicit Images of Children· Technology & Science FIU Students Disciplined Over Racist, Violent Group Chat Tell Federal Judge the Messages Were Jokes Protected by the First Amendment· Education Fed Holds Rates at 3.75% to 4% as Inflation Stays High, Leaving Florida Homebuyers Facing 7% Mortgages Days Before the Election· National News DeSantis Awards $100 Million for Springs Restoration and Water Supply, Including Septic Work Near Crystal River's Kings Bay· Environment & Climate Civil Rights Groups Sue Over DHS Voter Probes of Naturalized Citizens, and Florida Sits Outside a Court Order Limiting Them· National News Big 12 fines UCF $100,000 over fans' anti-Mormon chants at BYU upset· Sports

Bradenton News

Thursday, October 29, 2026Updated 3:13 PM ET

Bradenton news from The Florida Press: city hall, Manatee County government, schools, courts and public safety, business and development, and storms and weather in and around Bradenton, newest first.

HealthTampa Bay

Manatee Mosquito Control Pilot Killed After Helicopter Strikes Unlit Radio Tower in Myakka City

PoliticsSouthwest Florida

Manatee County Freezes Data Center Applications for a Year as Commissioners Float a Permanent Ban

FEMA Awards $116 Million More for Florida Hurricane Recovery, Led by $44 Million to Manatee County

Crime & CourtsTampa Bay

Manatee County Deputies Charge Bradenton Man With Murder After Woman Found Dead in Parking Lot

Entertainment & CultureTampa Bay

Winner of $803 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Claims Bradenton Ticket

Florida Cyclospora Cases Pass 400 as State Health Reports Track a Lettuce-Linked Outbreak

Entertainment & CultureTampa Bay

Bradenton Ticket Wins $800 Million Mega Millions Jackpot, Tenth Largest Ever

Business & Real EstateTampa Bay

Bradenton Assisted Living Facility Evacuated After Partial Roof Collapse

Crime & CourtsTampa Bay

Manatee County Detectives Dismantle $3.5 Million Elder Fraud Network Targeting Seniors Across Florida

Business & Real EstateTampa Bay

Manatee County Backs $80 Million Ice and Sports Complex for Lakewood Ranch

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