Authorities say the remains may belong to 87-year-old Paul Sargent. The medical examiner will use DNA analysis to confirm the identity.

Deputies said skeletal remains were found in Manatee County that they believe are a man who went missing in 2024.

Skeletal remains were found in a secluded area of eastern Manatee County on Thursday, the sheriff’s office said.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office says it has made the largest fentanyl bust in county history. Detectives seized more than $1.7 million worth of drugs and weapons and arrested a suspected ...

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday they have found skeletal remains they believe are the remains of an Ellenton man missing since December. Paul Sargent, 87, was last seen Dec. 10, 2024 ...

Deputies arrested Brian Weathers, 50, a former civilian pilot with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office and charged him with two counts of battery after a neighborhood altercation, according to ...

A Bradenton man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a fatal 2017 nightclub shooting, the State Attorney’s Office ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — A civilian pilot for the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office was arrested this week after authorities said he punched two people during a fight over their “speed while ...

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 ...

According to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office, Anthony Reyes-Enos, 22, was arrested and faces multiple charges, including felony domestic battery, aggravated battery, tampering with a 911 call ...

A civilian pilot with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has been fired and arrested after allegedly attacking two people during a neighborhood dispute, the agency said Friday. Brian Weathers, 50, is ...