Bradenton, Florida -- A man found naked wandering alongside a Manatee County road says he was beaten and stripped of all his clothes after being held at knifepoint.

Deputies say 43-year-old Ramiro Morales was in a car with three acquaintances when the two men and one woman turned on him, demanding he give up all his money and clothes or else they'd cut him.

BRADENTON, Florida (AP) - Manatee County officials say they will begin fining horseback riders who aren't picking up their animals' waste along a popular beach.

The Bradenton Herald reports that some riders along the Palma Sola Causeway have upset neighbors and beachgoers because the horses are leaving behind unsightly manure on the sand.

Bradenton, Florida -- It wasn't until police woke a woman dozing off at a red light that she realized she was drifting into the intersection. Instead of stopping, she took off, and led police on a chase until she crashed into a telephone pole.

The Manatee Sheriff's Office says deputies at the red light on 14th Street and Cortez Road saw Dede Clark's Chevy truck slowly drift into the intersection. Once she started impeding traffic heading east on Cortez Road, one of them pulled up behind her and turned on his lights.