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Weather alert: A sunny Wednesday in Bradenton, but more rain coming
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Manatee school district hires new finance director from Baltimore
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Manatee investigators say robbery, shooting suspect killed himself
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Manatee County commissioners tour Manatee agricultural businesses
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Downtown Bradenton Hampton Inn receives Florida preservation award
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Still sparkling: Ellenton woman celebrates 105th birthday Saturday
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Witness foils robbery in Sarasota
A customer at a CVS store in Sarasota is being crediting with foiling a robbery, according to Sarasota police.
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Manatee High quarterback Josh Meyer arrested, charged with lewd and lascivious battery
Manatee High School quarterback Joshua Meyer was arrested Monday night and is facing charges of lewd and lascivious battery on a 15-year-old girl, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.
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Bradenton's Sam Woolf talks about his close call on 'American Idol'
Bradenton's Sam Woolf talks about his close call two weeks ago on "American Idol," and about what he has planned for this week.
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In the Kitchen with BeachHouse Chef Will Manson: Cobia a delicious, sustainable fish
Known by many names throughout the world, including black kingfish, black salmon and crab eaters...
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292 missing, 4 dead in South Korea ferry disaster
A ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea's southern coast on Wednesday, leaving nearly 300 people missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by dozens of ships and helicopters...
Local News
Palmetto park progresses through funding issues
MLK Park in Palmetto moves forward with construction goals despite funding issues arising from SFWMD.
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
Bradenton's Sam Woolf talks about his close call on 'American Idol'
Bradenton's Sam Woolf talks about his close call two weeks ago on "American Idol," and about what he has planned for this week.
Lakewood Ranch
Lakewood Ranch CDD 2 chooses new supervisor for vacant seat
A candidate to fill the Community Development District 2 treasurer's position is expected to be sworn in at Thursday's board meeting at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.
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