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A rehabilitated brown pelican takes flight at Fort DeSoto Park. GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald File

Rescuers warn fishing gear hurts birds at Sunshine Skyway pier

Bird rescuers warn about a type of fishing gear they say is killing and maiming seabirds.

Crime

Lindsay Pyper, violating domestic violence injunction, no bond.

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on March 14, 2014

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail.

Sports

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Matt Moore delivers a warm-up throw in the first inning an exhibition baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Monday, March 3, 2014, in Port Charlotte, Fla.

Tampa Rays Matt Moore shows significant improvement coming off horrendous outing

Matt Moore called it a step forward. Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon was a little more generous, saying he saw glimpses of a 20-game winner in his left-hander, who was on a personal mission of redemption.

Business

Certified graduate gemologist Steven Dangler at his Jess Jewelers workshop -- part of the jewelers new retail space inside of the renovated Welsh Kirk building on 6th Avenue West in downtown Bradenton. Dangler repaired the London Olympics gold medal belonging to Demetrius Linder after it was stolen, damaged and recovered back in Sept. 2013. PAUL VIDELA/Bradenton Herald

Jess Jewelers gold medal repair an Olympic feat

Bradenton's Jess Jewelers pulled off an Olympic feat of its own after repairing a gold medal that was stolen from a Bahamian athlete training at IMG Academy in September.

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Pam Stewart, Florida education commissioner, talks at the Education Accountability Summit, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013 at the St. Petersburg College Collaborative Labs, Clearwater.

Florida probe of Manatee County school district warranted

Florida Department of Education Commissioner Pam Stewart should grant the Manatee County school district's request for a thorough investigation into past financial mismanagement not just of the administration but the school board, too.

Living

Purple Diamond loropetalum is compact reaching five feet tall with a slightly spreading habit. (MCT)

On gardening: Purple Diamond loropetalum is stunning

A cluster of three Purple Diamond loropetalums are creating a stunning "wow factor" at our garden and they can do the same in your landscape. What is even more impressive is that they are doing this in a garden with 900 plus camellias and dozens ...

Entertainment

Dave Pace plays the bagpipes in front of McCabe's Irish Pub at the St. Patrick's Day celebrations Saturday at Get Down Downtown. GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald

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As construction progresses for the Mall at University Town Center, Manatee and Sarasota county leaders are proposing new bus routes to University Park and Lakewood Ranch. GRANT JEFFERIES/Bradenton Herald File Photo

As Manatee-Sarasota grows, so do bus routes to Lakewood Ranch, University Parkway

As construction moves forward with the new 880,000-square-foot Mall at University Town Center, Manatee and Sarasota county leaders are proposing new bus routes to University Park and Lakewood Ranch. 3 hours ago

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