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1. 15-Year-Old Boy Stabbed in Bradenton, Suspect Sought: Manatee Sheriff (patch.com) — Bradenton residents are being urged to stay alert after a 15-year-old boy was repeatedly stabbed at a home on 33rd Avenue Drive East, leaving him seriously injured but expected to survive. Deputies say the suspected attacker, 34-year-old Quazone Elijawun Taylor, fled the scene and remains at large as SWAT and drone teams search the area, and investigators ask anyone with information to contact the Manatee County Sheriff's Office or Crime Stoppers.
2. RoadWatch – 08-19-26 (islander.org) — Drivers in Bradenton should expect delays around 75th Street West and Manatee Avenue West as Manatee County continues improvement work and intermittent closures. The weekly RoadWatch also highlights ongoing construction in Holmes Beach and Cortez, plus reminds riders that the free MCAT trolley still runs daily between Bradenton Beach and the Anna Maria City Pier.
3. Cultural groups get a warm welcome at Manatee Performing Arts Center (yourobserver.com) — Bradenton theater fans are getting major upgrades, with Sara's Studios rising next to the Manatee Performing Arts Center and talks underway for a local Point Park University performing arts campus. The story spotlights longtime Bradenton arts leaders and details the 2026-27 Manatee Players season, including "Arsenic and Old Lace" opening Sept. 3 at MPAC on Third Avenue West.
4. Bradenton woman arrested again in fatal hit-and-run crash, police say (bradenton.com) — A Bradenton woman has been re-arrested after a pedestrian struck on 14th Street West earlier this month died from his injuries, leading police to upgrade the hit-and-run charge to a first-degree felony. She is now held without bond in Manatee County Jail as investigators detail how the victim was identified with the public's help.
5. Bradenton woman arrested for cocaine possession (islander.org) — A Bradenton woman faces felony cocaine possession and DUI charges after allegedly crashing into a Holmes Beach publishing business, with deputies reporting high breath-alcohol readings and finding suspected cocaine. She was booked into Manatee County jail, released on bond, and is scheduled for arraignment Sept. 11 at the Manatee County Judicial Center in Bradenton.
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