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Lack of hurricane experience could lead to complacency in preparedness

Manatee County emergency officials are warning residents not to shrug off the threat of a hurricane as the 2012 hurricane season begins.

Dr. Gerry Bell, lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA Climate Prediction Center, discusses the upcoming hurricane season after a press conference in Miami, Thursday, May 24, 2012. U.S. forecasters predict there will be about nine to 15 storms during this year's Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its initial outlook Thursday for the six-month storm season that officially begins June 1. The season got an early start when Tropical Storm Alberto formed Saturday off South Carolina's coast. The agency predicts that this year's total will include four to eight hurricanes. One to three could become major hurricanes. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

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PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked into Manatee jail on June 1

Some of the recent arrivals at the Manatee County jail.

Clyde Norris, contempt of court, other charges, no bond.

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Prep football | MaxPreps names Manatee High nation's No. 1 football team

BRADENTON -- According to the folks at MaxPreps, the best high school football team in the nation resides in Bradenton.

Manatee High head coach Joe Kinnan and players celebrate their win of 40-0 in the game against First Coast Buccaneers at the 2011 FHSAA football finals at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

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Manatee businesses brace for unemployment tax increase

Experts say the rising cost of unemployment taxes will begin to weigh on small and mid-sized businesses.

Tropiflora owner Dennis Cathcart talks about the possible outcome of legislative decisions and the effects on his business. The company is one of thousands across Manatee County now bracing for an increase in unemployment taxes.FILE PHOTO/TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald

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A survivor's tough lesson as hurricane season opens

The forecasts for a fairly normal hurricane season may lull Floridians into a storm stupor, but the lesson of Andrew should not be lost on anyone with...

This aerial view of Homestead, Fla., taken Sept. 7, 1992 shows the devastation where 80 percent of homes were destroyed by Hurricane Andrew. More than 9,000 of the city's 26,700 residents moved away. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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American Association of University Women, Manatee Branch, awards $19,500 in academic scholarships

American Association of University Women, Manatee Branch, at its May meeting, awarded $19,500.in academic scholarships. The winners were: Stephani...

From left, first row: Michelle Aguilar, Brenda Rodriguez-Gallo and Kerstin Cook; Row 2: Alicia Frudakis, Lauren Bellant, Alexis Henri, Jackqueline Daughtry, Jessica Slocum and Stephani Douberly; Row 3: Casmere Thomas, Chelsea Kryston, Semja Dunwoody, Sarah Falls, Rachel Lindenauer, Julia Barrow and Margaretta Williams. (Not pictured: Carol O'Brien.) PHOTO PROVIDED

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Oprah Winfrey launches 'Oprah's Book Club 2.0'

Oprah Winfrey is back in the book club business, modified for the digital age. 8 minutes ago

FILE - This March 9, 2012 file photo shows Oprah Winfrey at The Third Annual DVF Awards held at the United Nations. Winfrey's OWN cable channel and her magazine are bringing back her book club, starting with the memoir "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed.

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Tidewell to locate hospice unit inside Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

Tidewell Hospice has entered into a five-year lease agreement with Lakewood Ranch Medical Center to locate an inpatient hospice unit within the hospital...

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