Ashley Benefield remains jailed during appeal of her manslaughter conviction for shooting her estranged husband in 2020.

A Manatee County judge issued his ruling two weeks after Benefield appeared in court fighting for her release.

At the Feb. 4 Manatee County Commission meeting, commissioners unanimously approved turning the cameras off in the middle of ...

A Manatee County judge denied bond for Ashley Benefield as the former professional ballerina appeals her manslaughter ...

Commissioners also recently voted to undo a Comprehensive Plan change made in 2021 that allowed new housing construction east ...

Ashley Benefield was back in court this month, just a few months after a jury handed down the guilty verdict in December.

Manatee Judge Matt Whyte denied Ashley Benefield's bond based on insufficient community ties and a concern the former ...