State officials Wednesday disputed suggestions by the Manatee County school district that there were glitches in this year's school grade calculations.
Two more witnesses say high school quarterback Timothy Brooks shot and killed a Bradenton man Sunday night, according to Manatee County Sheriff's Office officials.
At 8 a.m. Saturday, some Greyhawk Landing residents are expected to take off their shoes and socks to improve the health of ponds at their community off State Road 64.
The family of Timothy Brooks says he's adamant that he did not kill William White Jr., and they believe him.
The parents of William White Jr. say they couldn't care less that the man accused of shooting their son to death is a high school football star.
Lakewood Ranch High School principal Mike Wilder had the 2007-08 Mustangs yearbook open in his office to pictures of Timothy Brooks and Cody Rogers.
The Manatee County school district plans to appeal the grades of 24 schools - almost half of the district - to the Florida Department of Education, saying there could have been glitches in the calculations.
Atop a cell phone tower on U.S. 301, sits an eagles' nest that will eventually be the prime spot to witness a construction project.
In an effort to raise funds for the school while at the same time easing families' economic strain, Freedom Elementary's PTO will hold a rummage sale.
For those golfers who have always wanted to become a member of a private club but didn't think they could afford the dues, Palm-Aire Country Club is offering them a chance to test the waters.
Just before clocking out at midnight Saturday, Johnny Gordon saw a black and gold Polo Grill and Bar baseball cap on a shelf in manager Andrea McGinnis' office.
A 20-year-old Bradenton man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison Monday in connection with a fatal DUI accident last year.
Almost 300 people each year walk into the local law offices of Lancaster & Eure frustrated with the number of disability claims waiting to be resolved by the Social Security Administration.
Timothy Brooks, a promising Lakewood Ranch High School football star, was behind bars Monday, arrested on a murder charge leaving many that know him stunned.
BRADENTON - At least 15 Manatee County schools may see a grade change after district officials discovered errors in the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test score calculations.
It's been 5 1/2 years since Keith Stansell has been able to come home.
The unmowed lawn of a vacant home on Warwick Circle in Parrish was impossible to ignore.
The University of Florida's Manatee County extension wants to help Lakewood Ranch residents reduce their irrigation frustration.
When terrorists hijacked four American jetliners on Sept. 11, 2001 - and crashed two of them into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon, and the fourth into a field in the Pennsylvania countryside - nearly 3,000 people lost their lives.
After 18 months of of waiting, Edgewater Sound resident Gene Dolecki was happy to see a crew working behind his home Friday to repair erosion on the bank of Lake Uihlein.
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