Shooting Incident in Bradenton Leaves One Dead and One Injured

A Florida pharmacy in business for more that 130 years has closed its doors for good. Robert Pelot, the owner of Pelot’s Rexall Pharmacy, said it’s been in his family since one of his great-grandfathers moved to the Bradenton area from Indiana in the late 1800’s. Read Amaia Gavica’s story at Bradenton.com

A Manatee County jury found a Lakewood Ranch mother guilty of manslaughter after prosecutors said she backed over and killed her 2-year-old son in the family’s driveway. After several hours of deliberation on Wednesday, jurors convicted Brittany Geiman, 33, in the March 2024 death of her son, Maverick, following a three-day trial before Circuit Judge Frederick Mercurio at the Manatee County Judicial Center in downtown Bradenton. Read more of Michael Moore Jr.’s story in link