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A volunteer carries a bike to a family waiting to pick up their children's Christmas gifts during the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program on Dec. 21, 2011. HERALD FILE PHOTO

Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program could use some help

Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program is hurting for gifts with Dec. 19 distrbution date drawing...

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A little girl hugs Santa at the 28th Annual Flight to the North Pole at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport Fire Department held for terminally ill children. Several organizations coordinated the event. TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

Santa's North Pole flight cheers Manatee County children

Manatee County Sheriff's Office continues Flight to North Pole for terminally ill children.

Crime

Sandra Smith, probation violations, no bond.

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on Dec. 13, 2013

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail.

Sports

Lakewood Ranch High School's Aleah Robinson, right, puts up a shot during Thursday's game against Sarasota High School at Lakewood Ranch. PAUL VIDELA/Bradenton Herald

Girls basketball | Lakewood Ranch upends Sarasota in battle of state-ranked teams, district foes

Lakewood Ranch High Mustangs beat Sarasota Sailors 46-41 in Class 7A-District 10 girls basketball battle.

Business

The lobby of the Hampton Inn and Suites in downtown Bradenton is decorated for the holidays. The hotel will host an open house for the public Saturday. GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald

Downtown Bradenton Hampton Inn hosting open house

New Hampton Inn & Suites in downtown Bradenton settling in after being in business for a month, following a $21 million renovation.

Opinion

A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. The rocket is carrying its first commercial payload, a communications satellite. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Orlando Sentinel: Florida must stay in commercial space game

You might have overlooked it amid the holiday distractions and other news events, but a twilight rocket launch from Cape Canaveral last week was a beacon of hope for a U.S. industry and Florida's economy.

Living

Flossie Paul and Mary Beth Steffens, Lakewood Ranch Women’s Club president, at the club's main fundraiser of the year, its Holiday Dinner and Auction, Wednesday at the Lakewood Ranch Country Club. The event included a raffle and silent auction to benefit the club's charities, SOLVE, HOPE and SMART. DIANE HARRISH/Special to the Herald

Click! Lakewood Ranch Women's Club Holiday Dinner and Auction

Photos | The Lakewood Ranch Women’s Club held its main fundraiser of the year, its Holiday Dinner and Auction, Saturday at the Lakewood Ranch Country Club. The event included a raffle and silent auction to benefit the club's charities, SOLVE...

Entertainment

Shane Evans, chief operating officer of Massage Heights, one of the largest massage chains in North America, must overcome her aversion to touching people when working as a massage therapist on "Undercover Boss." During a visit at the University Park spa, she tries to be a retreat director. The episode airs on CBS at 8 p.m. Friday. STUDIO LAMBERt/ CBS

University Park Massage Heights featured on CBS' 'Undercover Boss'

'Undercover Boss' comes to the Bradenton area with stop at Massage Heights on latest episode of reality TV series.

Lakewood Ranch

A sign announcing public hearings relating to the rezoning of agricultural land to planned development residential is posted along Rye Road where developers want to build the Del Tierra development. Residents in the neighboring Country Meadows development oppose the proposed density.TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

600-home East Manatee neighborhood gets OK by planning commission

600-home East Manatee neighborhood gets OK by planning commission

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