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Manatee County School Board supports 'action plan' to reduce testing, return local control

The Manatee County School District has signed on with an action plan created by the Central Florida Public School Boards Coalition, which is asking the state to address rising concerns Florida¿s assessment and accountability system. 3 hours ago

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James Sims, theft, fraud, intimidating law enforcement, $53,000 bond.

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on Jan. 27, 2015

Get a look at some of the latest arrivals to the Manatee County jail. 3 hours ago

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Manatee High football coach Chuck Sandberg works with players on the first day of practice on the fields in 2013. TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

Prep football | Longtime Manatee High assistant Chuck Sandberg steps down

Chuck Sandberg said he handed in his resignation to Manatee head coach John Booth on Tuesday, but his decision was basically made after last season when the Canes were eliminated in the state semifinal. 47 minutes ago

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Tennis pro Timur Haciaturov leads a one-on-one training session at the United Tennis Academy in Bradenton. The academy recently started building six hard-surface courts to add to its inventory of 15 clay courts. That move, plus the construction of a 7,200-square-foot fitness center and training pool later this year, is intended to give academy students a complete, multi-surface tennis education. PAUL VIDELA/Bradenton Herald

United Tennis continues growth in IMG's neighborhood

United Tennis Academy is expanding its facilities to offer students and visiting pros more playing options.

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Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday will appoint a new chief of the troubled Florida prison system: Julie Jones, the former executive director of the state highway safety agency. COURTESY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES

Hard facts about hard time from new Florida prisons boss

The new secretary of Florida's Department of Corrections went before the state Senate's Criminal Justice Committee and went off-message.

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Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Gary Warner carries a portable Motorola radio tied into the statewide system that the company built under a controversial 2005 contract. The $50 million, no-bid deal was crafted as an amendment to a contract awarded 14 years earlier.

Motorola fights to preserve lucrative cop-com franchise

As Chicago cops braced for protests in advance of the NATO and G-8 summits in 2012, hometown radio giant Motorola made what seemed like a grand gesture.

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Dr. Nish Patel of Manatee Advanced Dentistry, left, works with a patient recently in his office on 50th Street West. Patel says cancer patients must be aware of their need to keep their dental health. RICHARD DYMOND/Bradenton Herald

Cancer patients cautioned not to forget about their teeth

Cancer patients are urged to include a dentist in their health "team."

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Out-of-Door Academy Head of School David Mahler with Nik Wallenda after the record-setting high-wire walker spoke to students Monday. KATE IRBY/Bradenton Herald

Nik Wallenda speaks with Out-of-Door Academy students in Lakewood Ranch

Nik Wallenda speaks to Out-of-Door Academy students Monday.

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