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Manatee County Animal Services adoptable animals of the week, June 18, 2013. Please give us a second chance to live and love. Adopt, transfer or foster us today!

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Manatee County Animal Services adoptable animals of the week, June 18, 2013. Please give us a second...

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SARA KENNEDY/skennedy@bradenton.com Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker, right, and Nick Azzara, county information outreach coordinator.

Hunzeker: Smaller Manatee property tax cuts still possible

If the commission approved two other options, it would result in county property tax reductions of 17 percent for municipal residents and 9 percent... 27 minutes ago

Crime

Tamara Dubois, use of a deadly weapon, $2,500 bond

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on June 19, 2013

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Sports

Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (6) reacts on the floor against the San Antonio Spurs during the second half of Game 6 of the NBA Finals basketball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Miami.

Heat set for Game 7

Welcome, South Florida, to the gates of sports heaven. Immortality is one win away. This is Game 7 of the NBA Finals. 7 minutes ago

Business

Vince's Produce Market and Deli, 2230 Manatee Ave. E. in Bradenton, celebrated its grand opening Wednesday. Pictured are owner Vince Favazza, his son Vince Favazza, and grandson, Vince Favazza Jr. GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald

Vince's Produce Market & Deli now open east of Manatee Memorial

Vince's Produce Market & Deli, located at 2230 Manatee Ave. E., celebrated its grand opening Wednesday. 27 minutes ago

Opinion

A truck fails to stop for a red light Tuesday at the intersection of 15th Street East and 57th Avenue East. Manatee County Commissioners voted Tuesday to activate the already installed red light cameras system at this location. GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald

Fresh Manatee County evidence of public safety value of red-light cameras

The dramatic drop in the number of motorists running red lights at Manatee County intersections outfitted with cameras indicates the devices are indeed... 27 minutes ago

Living

(KRT8) KRT FOOD STORY SLUGGED: OLIVEOIL KRT PHOTO BY NICK KOON/ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER (July 24) Extra virgin olive oil is poured over herbed goat cheese. The taste of extra virgin olive oils varies by season, harvest time and growing region and can be tasted like fine wines to pick the best. (OC) AP PL KD 2000 (Vert) (gsb) (Additional photos available on KRT Direct, KRT/PressLink or upon request) -- NO MAGS, NO SALES --

De-mystifying olive oil

Olive oil is the staff of life to people in the Mediterranean and every nation that borders that great sea makes olive oil and each claims theirs is the best.

Entertainment

THE AUTOBOTS HAVE ARRIVED AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO Leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime, and his sidekick Bumblebee have arrived at Universal Orlando Resort to get ready for the grand opening of TRANSFORMERS: The Ride - 3D - which will take place this Thursday, June 20. The famed Autobot duo rolled through Universal Studios Florida today looking for recruits to join them in the battle to save Planet Earth from the Decepticons. TRANSFORMERS: The Ride - 3D is a mind-blowing, action-packed ride experience that pushes the limits of technology to place guests in the middle of a larger-than-life battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons. © 2013 Universal Orlando Resort. All rights reserved. © 2013 Hasbro. © 2013 DW Studios L.L.C. and Paramount Pictures Corporation. All rights reserved. Licensed by Hasbro.

Transformers 3-D ride opens today at Universal Orlando

If you think that Universal's Islands of Adventure is the more exciting of Universal's two parks, what with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the updated Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, and two heart-stopping roller coasters, then get ready for... 27 minutes ago

Lakewood Ranch

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Winterfest brings major rock and country acts to Lakewood Ranch

Winterfest, a two-day music festival slated for March in Lakewood Ranch, features Rick Derringer, Marty Balin and Jeff Cook from Alabama, along with more than a dozen other acts. 1 hour ago

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