A Lakewood Ranch man ... He covers crime, courts and law enforcement. Michael grew up in Bradenton and graduated from University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

A 16-year-old driver collided with a pedestrian Friday night in Lakewood Ranch crash, Florida Highway Patrol troopers said.

The Lakewood Ranch area homeowner saw two masked men on his motion-activated home surveillance cameras and told his wife to hide, Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells said at a press conference Friday.