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Back to health, Florida panther released back to the wild

The cat is believed to be one of about 160 Florida panthers now roaming the state and the third ...

Coming Sunday: Innocents Lost

The Miami Herald reports that since 2008, more than 475 children -- including 15 in Manatee County...

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Maggie Lorentzen, 8, of Brandon, enjoys the waters of Anna Maria Island Monday. TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

Spring breakers fill Anna Maria Island to the brim

A slow drive through the Manatee Public Beach's parking lot on Monday makes it evident: spring break is in full swing - and tourists have arrived to indulge on Anna Maria Island. On Monday, the beach's sandy parking lot was filled with license plates...

Crime

Corey Bell, bond forfeiture, $1,500 bond.

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on March 11, 2014

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail.

Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Russell Martin heads home to the applause of fans along the third base line after hitting a home run during Monday's game against the Baltimore Orioles at McKechnie Field in Bradenton. PAUL VIDELA/Bradenton Herald

Fertile farm system should keep Pittsburgh Pirates competitive

The Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system, which is headquartered at Pirate City in Bradenton, now ranks among the best in the game.

Business

A fourth Starbucks coming to University Park

Another Starbucks is slated to join the slew of other Starbucks locations off of University Parkway.

Opinion

The offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon burns in the Gulf of Mexico April 21, 2010. A huge oil slick remained offshore and largely stationary two weeks later, which helped cleanup efforts. JON T. FRITZ/MCT

Florida still in grip of 2010 BP oil spill

A confluence of developments over the past week show once again that Florida remains in the grip of the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. Including Manatee County.

Living

Don Garlock, Bill Cronin and Connie Herington participate in the easy chair exercise class at the Bradenton YMCA last week.

Seniors come to the YMCA for exercise, stay for the camaraderie

Francis Wiedl, 94, arrives at the Bradenton YMCA on weekday mornings early. He comes for the chair exercise class twice a week where 40 to 50 seniors use chairs for balance or sitting as they do exercise routines that get their heart rates up, strengthen...

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Sam Woolf performs during the auditions for "American Idol" in Boston. FOX

Two new ways to support Bradenton's 'American Idol' contestant Sam Woolf

Two Bradenton businesses offer new ways to show support for "American Idol" contestant Sam Woolf. 3 hours ago

Lakewood Ranch

Mac Carraway, president of Schroeder Manatee Ranch Farms LLC, and turfgrass production manager Gary Bradshaw perch atop a partially loaded semi truck carrying Empire Zoysia sod, a popular lawn grass used in the southeast and Texas.TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

SMR Farms thrives among big growth in Lakewood Ranch

The farms at Lakewood Ranch owned by the developers of the master-planned community are thriving among all the residential and commercial growth.

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