The sentencing came about four months after a six-person jury found Ashley Benefield, 32, guilty of manslaughter. Benefield ...

Ashley Benefield was born Ashley Byers and grew up in Maryland. She started studying dance when she was 8 years old, even ...

A former Florida ballerina has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following her manslaughter conviction for fatally ...

Ashley Benefield was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for manslaughter after judge denied her motions for a new trial ...

There were three loaded guns in her house the night former ballerina Ashley Benefield shot and killed her estranged husband ...

Manatees are such a part of Florida’s environment it’s easy to think they’ve always been here. But have they? That’s what USF ...

Manatee County officials are developing new plans to get more people off the streets and into homeless shelters in response ...

These 12 hidden restaurants in Florida serve up heavenly dishes that will make your taste buds dance with joy! Holy smoke ...

Manatee County townhouses and condos saw a decrease in closed sales and a drop in the median sales price. There were 162 ...

Florida Power and Light came to Anna Maria Island and Northwest Bradenton Nov. 26 with gifts for four police and fire ...

A manatee has been successfully rescued from a Tar River canal in Greenville. It is the first documented case of a manatee ...

Reigning state champions Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas and Miami Columbus face tough tests on the road this week in the ...