Nearly half of the south Skyway Fishing Pier State Park — located on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge — is set to close indefinitely. The Florida State Parks website, run by the ...

A stretch of Skyway Fishing Pier State Park on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge is shutting down indefinitely. The Florida State Parks website, run by the Florida Department of ...

When the original Sunshine Skyway bridge opened in 1954, it was given a 50-year life span. A second bridge, built in 1969 and opened in 1971 to allow double the cars, was given a similar lifespan.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating after finding one person dead at one of the Skyway Fishing Piers. A statement said it appears that only a single car and one person were involved.

PLANT CITY, Fla. — The suspect in a murder case that took place in Manatee County nearly two years ago was arrested in Plant City after detectives tracked him down. Alex Martinez, 34, was found by the ...

The U.S. Marshals Service arrested 34-year-old Alex Martinez and charged him with the shooting death of Diomicio Primitivo Ibarra-Hernandez, 26, on what detectives say was the south end of the ...