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Jury of six to decide fate of former Bradenton police captain

Testimony begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday in murder trial involving Thomas Fleming.

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Tourism in Manatee up 10.2 percent in first 9 months of 2013

The economic impact of tourism in Manatee County hit $566 million in the first nine months of 2013, an increase of 10.2 percent over the same period last year, a tourism expert said Monday.

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• River Strand residents angry after new Lennar condos show mold

• Gov. Scott's jobs plan appears to be out of reach

• Imagine Schools Lakewood Ranch principal returns to work

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Crime

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on Dec. 9, 2013

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail.

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• Life insurance scamster bilks woman of $3,200

• Panther found dead of suspected gunshot wound

• Man charged with false imprisonment in Bradenton

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Sports

Late goal costs United States in Nike International Friendlies opener

Late goal costs United States in Nike International Friendlies opener

• Bears beat Cowboys 45-28 on Ditka Day 10 minutes ago

• Bucs LB Lavonte David quietly emerging as leader

• Lakewood Ranch girls varsity soccer defeats Sarasota Riverview, 6-2

• Youth soccer tournament ends with a bang at IMG Academy

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Business

Cheesecake Factory, Kona Grill coming to Mall at University Town Center

Five of six restaurants for $315 million mall confirmed

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• $13M Holmes Beach fix will begin Thursday

• Manatee tourism expert: Economic impact up 10% to $566M

• Sysco to buy US Foods for $3.5 billion

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Opinion

Time to improve University Parkway, I-75 interchange

The heavily congested University Parkway-Interstate 75 interchange should be a high priority on the Florida Department of Transportation list of vital improvements. It isn't.

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Living

Click! Deja Blues at the Brickyard

Deja Blues, a fundraiser for the Women's Resource Center of Manatee, featured a performance by Johnny Rawls at the Brickyard on Old Main Street in downtown Bradenton on Friday night.

• Click! A Night Before Christmas

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• Bishop trio attend remarkable ordination in Sarasota

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Entertainment

Click! Bradenton Blues Festival

The Bradenton Blues Festival was held Saturday at the Riverwalk.

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• Your guide to the 2013 Nobel Prizes 15 minutes ago

• The Flaming Lips to headline 2014 Buku music fest 50 minutes ago

• Steam from Manning's nostrils not just from cold 1 hour ago

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Lakewood Ranch

River Strand residents angry after new Lennar condos show mold

River Strand homeowners claim mold cost them thousands. Builder said it is their own fault.

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