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Two designated Safe Sale parking spaces are now available in front of the Crime Prevention and District 1 at 600 301 Blvd. West where residents can safely conduct transactions of items purchased and sold over the internet.
TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

'Safe Sales': Manatee Sheriff's Office offering security for Internet deals

MANATEE -- The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is offering what it calls a safer way to close transactions of items bought and sold over the Internet.

Crime

Irvin Simmons, drug distribuition, $10,000 bond.

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on July 24, 2014

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail.

Bradenton man arrested after he 'doesn't find it necessary' to stop for cops 1 hour ago
Bradenton teen charged after video game thefts 3 hours ago
Holmes Beach police ask Manatee School District to pay $52K for school resource officer 3 hours ago
Bradenton man charged with battery after tackling girlfriend 3 hours ago

Let's see if you've heard this before: young golfer reaches No. 1 in the world rankings, wins his third major championship by the age of 25 -- the second one being the PGA Championship -- and racked up records en route to his first major triumph.

Business

Women's casual wear company Tees by Tina will open a TINA Stephens concept store inside the Mall at University Town Center. The store tests certain lines of new products for the company. The mall is expected to open Oct. 16. PHOTO PROVIDED

Tees by Tina to open concept store in Mall at University Town Center

Women's casual wear store TINA Stephens to open second location with Mall at University Town Center location this fall. Founded by Tina Goldstein, the stores sell the Tees by Tina line of clothes.

Opinion

In this Feb. 2009 photo provided by the New England Aquarium, a North Atlantic right whale swims with her calf in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the United States near the border between Florida and Georgia. The Obama Administration is opening the Eastern Seaboard to offshore oil exploration for the first time in decades. The announcement made Friday, July 18, 2014, also approved the use of sonic cannons to map the ocean floor identifying new oil and gas deposits in federal waters from Florida to Delaware. The sonic cannons pose real dangers for whales, fish and sea turtles.(AP Photo/New England Aquarium) ** NO SALES **

Keep oceans clean; bar seismic testing for oil

The Obama administration's decision to allow seismic searches for oil and gas deposits in the Atlantic Ocean from Delaware to mid-Florida should arouse deep concern among environmental activists.