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Workers from Honor Animal Rescue talk about a dog and her puppies at the Napier's Log Cabin Horse and Animal Sanctuary as over 300 dogs are processed after a raid on the rescue organization. Tips led the Manatee County Sheriff's Office along with several other local and state agencies to execute a search warrant on the property in East Manatee on S.R. 64 Wednesday morning. TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

Animals seized in Napier raid can be adopted, judge rules

Rescued animals can now be adopted.

Crime

Brandon Price, probation violation, no bond

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked at Manatee jail on March 7, 2014

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail

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Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jordy Mercer scoops up a grounder hit by Philadelphia Phillies' Chase Utley during Monday's game at McKechnie Field in Bradenton. PAUL VIDELA/Bradenton Herald

Pittsburgh Pirates | Strong finish earns Jordy Mercer full-time spot at short

During the baseball season, Jordy Mercer and his wife, Kasey, have a rule. "We try not to talk about the season," he said, "during the season."

Business

Robert and Molly Sauder watch stylist Elizabeth McNulty as she cuts Callen Sauder's hair at Lil' Divas and Dudes Salon and Day Spa in Sarasota where children can enjoy manicures, pedicures, haircuts and theme parties. TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

Lil' Divas and Dudes salon and spa provides cool cuts for kids

When Matt Taneja would treat his young daughter to a manicure in an adult salon, the service was almost always the same.

Opinion

U.S. Congressman Vern Buchanan addresses the audience during a National Flood Insurance Reform Program town hall meeting in December at New College of Florida's Sudakoff Center in Sarasota. The meeting featured Susan Wilson, Chief of FEMA's Floodplain Management and Insurance Branch. GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald

A reprieve from diastrous flood premium hikes with U.S. House bill

This week the U.S. House finally approved legislation that attempts to fix the unintended and disastrous consequences of a 2012 law that brought unaffordable premium

Living

The eastern redbud with its gorgeous rose purple blossoms signals spring has arrived. MCT

On gardening: Eastern redbud is harbinger of spring

The harbinger of spring in much of the country is the native eastern redbud known botanically as Cercis canadensis. That being said -- hallelujah -- they are blooming now in the South, which means spring is coming to your area.

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A Village of the Arts team member creates a wall mural at a past Art Slam. PHOTO PROVIDED

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Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh talks with residents Wednesday night at her first Town Hall meeting in Lakewood Ranch.TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

Baugh: Lakewood Ranch's Edgewater residents to get traffic light

Lakewood Ranch's County Commmissioner promises a traffic light at Edgewater and Univeristy Parkway to alleviate excess traffic problems.

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