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A long-ago war, a missing plane, an enduring mystery

This is a story of a flight, and the nearly half-century it took to find and bring home its six crew members. Guiding that effort through all those...

• Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge

• Prep football | Manatee Hurricanes' offense, defense click in 41-2 spring romp

• Prep football | Lakewood Ranch defense dominant in 21-0 victory over Naples Lely

• Legislative leaders' statement reflects arrogance of political elite

Local News

Manatee school asks parents for funds to stay open

Financial turmoil in the Manatee County school district has King Middle School searching for donations to run the school.

• Graduation at a glance

• Costumed New College grads love local judge

• Manatee County scores suffering on first wave of FCAT results

• Manatee Boys & Girls Club's original site in Bradenton could close at end of August

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Crime

PHOTO GALLERY l Inmates booked into the Manatee County jail on May 25, 2013

Some if the inmates booked into the Manatee County jail on May 25, 2013.

• Bradenton motorcyclist taken to Blake Medical Center 3 hours ago

• Manatee woman robbed of cash while sitting with suspect

• Manatee deputy to stay jailed; hearing set Tuesday

• Manatee man charged with assaulting deputy

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Sports

Prep football | Manatee Hurricanes' offense, defense click in 41-2 spring romp

As he prepared for his first varsity start as Manatee's quarterback, Josh Meyer acknowledged some of his thoughts earlier this week were thousands ...

• Prep football | Lakewood Ranch defense dominant in 21-0 victory over Naples Lely

• Prep football | Riverview runs past Southeast in slugfest

• Overbay homers in 11th, Yanks beat Rays 47 minutes ago

• Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93

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Business

Brewers team up on beer to help military families

Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime: baseball...

• Safrema Energy of Lakewood Ranch garners international award

• FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy

• Durable-goods orders snap back in April

• The Week Ahead: Gold prices are trading low

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Opinion

Legislative leaders' statement reflects arrogance of political elite

In celebrating a key court ruling, House Speaker Will Weatherford and Sen. President Don Gaetz issued a joint statement on Wednesday that reveals ...

• Florida should get tougher on welfare abuse, fraud

• Sales tax for indigent care spreads out this burden

• Trust government on vote for sales tax increase? No

• Citizens Insurance squandering policyholder money

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Living

Manatee United Methodist packs lunches with love for school partners

This free lunch comes with its own blessings.

• Billy Graham for May 25, 2013: God's judgment is certain: Satan will never triumph

• Faith Matters for May 25, 2013: Walking through the storms of life

• Religion Almanac for May 25, 2013

• Shell drilling rig left Alaska port to avoid taxes, company official testifies 15 minutes ago

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Entertainment

Bradenton bands play Pickin' Picnic

Pickin' Picnic offers 11 hours of free music from some of the area's best bands, starting at 11 a.m. May 26 on the Riverwalk.

• NYPD investigating actress Bynes allegations 21 minutes ago

• Bill Clinton, other celebs at Vienna AIDS charity 2 hours ago

• Cannes: 'The Immigrant' stirs emotional response

• Polanski laments leveling of sexes as 'idiotic'

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Lakewood Ranch

• Manatee sheriff's lieutenant charged with molesting juveniles, jailed

• CCDs 2, 5 cut budgets but still pursue options for keeping Balmoral gate house accessible

• Bank of the Ozarks growing in Bradenton

• Bradenton Salvation Army pair anticipate trip to be trying, rewarding

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