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Local News

Manatee elementary school executive director appointees await board approval

Manatee School Board members are set to approve two executive directors of elementary schools Tuesday during the regular school board meeting.

• Hearing for suspended Manatee assistant superintendent of schools Robert Gagnon set to begin Monday

• Children's Parade draws thousands to Palmetto

• Special Olympics athletes the stars of Law Enforcement Torch Run

• Canadian real estate firm Cannabis-Rx buys Manatee industrial buildings for possible marijuana production

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Crime

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on April 19, 2014

The latest arrivals at Manatee County jail.

• Armed home invasion stopped in progress, Bradenton police say

• Sleeping Sarasota woman killed as fleeing suspect crashes into her house 12 minutes ago

• Veterinarian used by East Manatee shelter also arrested

• Sarasota police look for burglar caught on video

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Sports

Southeast's DeAngela Mathis collects third straight Herald All-Area Girls Basketball Player of the Year honor

Numbers never lie, basketball purists often say.

• Loney has 4 RBIs, Rays beat Yankees 11-5

• Canadiens top Lightning again for 2-0 series lead

• Prep softball | Freshman's double sends Bayshore to first district title since 2005

• Motivated LeBron preps for the playoff grind

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Business

Canadian real estate firm Cannabis-Rx buys Manatee industrial buildings for possible marijuana grow operation

Canadian company Cannabis Rx acquires former Genmar buildiings in southern Manatee County with hopes of growing and distributing marijuana.

• Canadian real estate firm Cannabis-Rx buys Manatee industrial buildings for possible marijuana production

• Delay won't quell 2014 wrangling over Keystone XL 12 minutes ago

• Health care site flagged in Heartbleed review 12 minutes ago

• Documents detail another delayed GM recall 13 minutes ago

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Opinion

Key Manatee-Sarasota economic driver quick to fix oversight

Once an embarrassing oversight became quite public, the nonprofit Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates swiftly rectified the situation.

• Manatee County now boasts another sterling nature park, Neal Preserve

• LBJ escalated Vietnam war to secure civil rights bill

• Ill working mother dies as Scott rejects Medicaid expansion

• It's against FL law to leave pet in hot, parked vehicles

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Living

• Barefoot Sunday returns April 27 to Bradenton

• Clergy column: Humanist Jennifer Hancock

• Can you question the Resurrection and still be a Christian?

• Religion Almanac: April 19, 2014

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Entertainment

• Mayor's menu filled up: 1 day, 24 restaurants 53 minutes ago

• Royals bullpen holds on for 5-4 victory over Twins 2 hours ago

• Artist sought for Ohio's new US Capitol statue 2 hours ago

• Fox executive fired over Flight 370 charity email 2 hours ago

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Lakewood Ranch

Special Olympics athletes the stars of Law Enforcement Torch Run

The Law Enforcement Torch Run benefitting the Special Olympics took place Friday evening at Manatee Technical Institute, 5540 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.

• Express coming to the Mall at University Town Center

• Manatee docs and nurses are like rock stars at Champions of Healthcare Awards

• Bradenton Housing Authority backs police effort to track gunfire

• Manatee County exploring a satellite emergency center in Lakewood Ranch

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