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Scott immigration bill veto called 'absurd'
Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have allowed children of illegal immigrants to get temporary Florida driver’s licenses, a decision that may bolster his standing among immigration hard-liners but could hurt him among Hispanic voters.
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Sheriff: Man's death in car in Palmetto a possible suicide
Suicide is suspected in the death of a 21-year-old man found in a car in Palmetto, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
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Credit card charges land Palmetto woman in jail
A 30-year-old Palmetto woman has been charged with fraudulent use of a credit card. Authorities allege Tiffany Poeschl used a new credit card sent to a family member.
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Manatee police search for mystery home intruder
Deputies are looking for a suspect who entered a home in the Inlets subdivision early Tuesday morning, according to the Manatee Sheriff’s Office.
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Palmetto PD searching for 7-11 robbery suspects
Police are searching for two suspects in the armed robbery of a convenience store at about 4 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Palmetto Police Department.
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MSO deputy totals patrol car colliding with 2 cars at red light
A Mantee County Sheriff's Office deputy totaled a police car and sent two other drivers to the hospital with minor injuries about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in failing to stop for a red light at the 2400 block of U.S. 301 westbound.
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Students escape Sarasota school bus hit-and-run unharmed
All 24 students and a 48-year-old school bus driver escaped injury after a hit-and-run accident at 4:10 p.m. Monday at 27th Street and Leonard Reid Avenue in Sarasota, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. The westbound school bus was stopped on 27th Street at the railroad tracks when the...
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Bomb alert turns out to be empty threat
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office checked out a suspicious package found near a fire hydrant in the area of Clark and Beneva roads in Sarasota at 5:45 p.m. Thursday. The Hazardous Devices Unit found the package to be empty.
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BREAKING NEWS - WIRE
New assisted living facility on Proctor Road planned
A $65 million assisted living facility is being planned on Proctor Road in Sarasota, creating 200 to 250 jobs.
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Nora Ephron, writer-filmmaker, dies at 71
Nora Ephron, the essayist, author and filmmaker who challenged and thrived in the male-dominated worlds of movies and journalism, and was loved, respected and feared for her wit, died on Tuesday of leukemia. She was 71.
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BREAKING NEWS: Sandusky found guilty of 45 of 48 count of sex abuse
News organizations are reporting that former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been found guilty of 48 of 48 counts of abusing 10 boys over 15 years.
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