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4 Bradenton residents robbed, tied up in home invasion robbery
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Sam Woolf will play Sarasota with 'American Idol' tour
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Parts of Kingfish Boat Ramp on Anna Maria Island to close 6 weeks for repairs
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Bicyclist fatality spurs talk of changes on Lakewood Ranch street
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VIDEO | Witness foils robbery in Sarasota
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Mall at University Town Center offers sneak peek for charity
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Photos of halo around the sun over Bradenton
A thin layer of clouds and sunshine are combining to create an unusual scene in the sky over Bradenton and Tampa Bay on Wedneday
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Deputies seek man who exposed himself to girl at Palmetto bus stop
Deputies are searching for a man who exposed his genitals to a teenage girl at a school bus stop in Palmetto on Wednesday morning, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
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283 missing, 4 dead in South Korea ferry disaster
A ferry carrying 462 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea's southern coast on Wednesday, leaving more than 280 people missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by dozens of ships and...
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Parts of Kingfish Boat Ramp on Anna Maria Island to close 6 weeks for repairs
Sections of the Kingfish boat ramp in Holmes Beach will be closed for about six weeks beginning Wednesday, April 23, while crews make repairs following recent damage, according to Manatee County government.
Crime
PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on April 16, 2014
Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail.
Sports
Prep softball | Saint Stephen's weathers storm, beats Bradenton Christian for 3A-11 title
BRADENTON -- They scored early and often. Then the Saint Stephen's Falcons literally weathered a comeback bid to salt away the program's first district softball championship since 2008.
Business
Downtown Bradenton Hampton Inn receives Florida preservation award
Restoration work for the Bradenton Hampton Inn & Suites will be honored by the Florida Trust For Historic Preservation in May. The 88-year-old Manatee River Hotel was transformed by Widewaters Hotels to a Hampton Inn in 2013.
Opinion
Tweak, don't scrap, FL textbook selection process
School vouchers aren't the only controversial education issue being tackled by the Florida Legislature this year.
Living
Easter ham is a great Southern tradition
The Southern tradition of serving ham at Easter is one of convenience. In the early days, the hams that were salted, smoked and dried in the fall were just ready to be eaten when the spring-time holiday arrived.
Entertainment
Sam Woolf will play Sarasota with 'American Idol' tour
The "American Idol Live!" tour will bring Bradenton''s Sam Woolf and nine other "Idol" finalists to the stage of Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall this summer.
Lakewood Ranch
Bicyclist fatality spurs talk of changes on Lakewood Ranch street
Summerfield Village residents want county help upgrading traffic signals after a fatal accident.
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