Gov. Rick Scott recommended 427 communities across Florida to be considered for the Low Tax Opportunity Zones program. Six of those zones are in Manatee County.

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Darryl Hanna Jr., charged with the murders of Zota Beach Resort employees, security guard Kevin Carter, 51, of Bradenton and night front desk manager Timothy Hurley, 59, appears on camera in front of the judge on Thursday afternoon at the Manatee County Jail in Palmetto.

Suspected killer in double-homicide at a Longboat Key resort has been released from sheriff's office custody

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The Florida High School Athletic Association and Manatee County School District are investigating Braden River High's football team for allegedly conducting illegal practices before spring football begins Monday.

Braden River High football team reportedly facing disciplinary charges

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(From left) Julia Dortch, a student at State College of Florida Collegiate School; Chris Wille, president of Manatee Tiger Bay Club; and Jeff Young, an attorney and Manatee County resident.

Students continue call for ban on so-called assault weapons

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Eugene Matthews in court Thursday afternoon for sentencing for the January 2017 fatal shooting of his late best-friend's ex-wife outside his Parrish home. In February, a jury found Matthews guilty of second-degree murder with a firearm and two counts of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm as charged. He was handed a life sentence.

Parrish man was angry when he shot and killed a woman, judge tells him before sentencing him to life in prison.

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A South Korean army solider passes by a signboard showing the distance to North Korea's capital Pyongyang and to South Korea's capital Seoul from Imjingang Station in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, April 20, 2018. North and South Korea have installed a telephone hotline between their leaders as they prepare for a rare summit next week aimed at resolving the nuclear standoff with Pyongyang.

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Tax cuts for job creators could be coming to this part of Manatee County

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Darryl Hanna Jr., charged with the murders of Zota Beach Resort employees, security guard Kevin Carter, 51, of Bradenton and night front desk manager Timothy Hurley, 59, appears on camera in front of the judge on Thursday afternoon at the Manatee County Jail in Palmetto.

Suspected killer in double-homicide at a Longboat Key resort has been released from sheriff's office custody

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The Florida High School Athletic Association and Manatee County School District are investigating Braden River High's football team for allegedly conducting illegal practices before spring football begins Monday.

Braden River High football team reportedly facing disciplinary charges

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(From left) Julia Dortch, a student at State College of Florida Collegiate School; Chris Wille, president of Manatee Tiger Bay Club; and Jeff Young, an attorney and Manatee County resident.

Students continue call for ban on so-called assault weapons

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Eugene Matthews in court Thursday afternoon for sentencing for the January 2017 fatal shooting of his late best-friend's ex-wife outside his Parrish home. In February, a jury found Matthews guilty of second-degree murder with a firearm and two counts of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm as charged. He was handed a life sentence.

Parrish man was angry when he shot and killed a woman, judge tells him before sentencing him to life in prison.

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A South Korean army solider passes by a signboard showing the distance to North Korea's capital Pyongyang and to South Korea's capital Seoul from Imjingang Station in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, April 20, 2018. North and South Korea have installed a telephone hotline between their leaders as they prepare for a rare summit next week aimed at resolving the nuclear standoff with Pyongyang.

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Eugene Matthews in court Thursday afternoon for sentencing for the January 2017 fatal shooting of his late best-friend's ex-wife outside his Parrish home. In February, a jury found Matthews guilty of second-degree murder with a firearm and two counts of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm as charged. He was handed a life sentence.

Parrish man was angry when he shot and killed a woman, judge tells him before sentencing him to life in prison.

Eugene Matthews was sentenced to life in prison Thursday afternoon in the January 2017 fatal shooting of his late best-friend's ex-wife, Rebecca Rawson, outside his Parrish home.

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The Florida High School Athletic Association and Manatee County School District are investigating Braden River High's football team for allegedly conducting illegal practices before spring football begins Monday.

Braden River High football team reportedly facing disciplinary charges

The FHSAA and Manatee County School District are investigating Braden River High for having illegal football practices before spring football begins Monday.

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Hernando County Commissioner Nicholas Nicholson, 71, was arrested on prostitution charges after he allowed a couple to live in his home for free in exchange for paid sex with the 30-year-old wife, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.

Florida commissioner faces prostitution charges after he paid for sex from resident in home, cops say

Hernando County Commissioner Nicholas Nicholson, 71, was arrested and faces prostitution-related charges after he allowed a couple to live in his home for free in exchange for paid sex with the 30-year-old wife, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.

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