Special Sections

Once covered by sand, erosion-control groins and rocks were exposed by heavy surf from Tropical Storm Debby as it pounded Coquina Public Beach in 2012, causing significant erosion to the beach.
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Anna Maria Island in line for beach renourishment

The proposed Florida budget includes $3.175 million in matching funds for beach renourishment along the eroded edge of Anna Maria Island.

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MANATEE COUNTY GANGS

First-person account of life as a gang member in Manatee

A former Manatee County gang member shares his story of joining SUR-13, testifying against his friends, surviving prison and finding God.
MANATEE COUNTY GANGS

Bradenton's Pastor Jerry works to save kids from the gang life

Pastor Jerry Parrish, with Manatee YMCA, acts as a mentor and father to children throughout the county.
MANATEE COUNTY GANGS

Gangs in Manatee: younger, smarter, blending in

Detectives and gangs are adapting as hybrid organizations form, younger kids are recruited and women take on larger roles.
MANATEE COUNTY GANGS

Manatee gang unit builds relationships through conversation, patrol, curfew checks

Manatee gang units spend time on the streets, building relationships with members and at-risk youth -- and their families and friends.
MANATEE COUNTY GANGS

RICO prosecutions successful in sending Manatee gang members to prison

Since 2007, more than 50 gang members have been charged with racketeering in Manatee County.
BUSINESS

Companies begin defense in Gulf oil spill trial

NEW ORLEANS -- Workers on the drilling rig that exploded at the outset of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill catastrophe were "trying to get it right" as they monitored BP's well for signs of trouble before the blast, an expert witness for the company that owned the rig testified Monday.
SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS

De Soto Heritage Festival Guide

De Soto Heritage Festival presented by the Hernando De Soto Historical Society.
GULF OIL SPILL

Trial for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill begins

Trial for the Gulf oil spill begins.
BUSINESS

Judge approves settlements in Chinese drywall case

The settlements will benefit more than 10,000 property owners and are estimated to be in excess of $1 billion, mostly in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
WALLENDA

Nik Wallenda overcomes '30-mph winds' during skywalk over U.S. 41 in Sarasota

Nik Wallenda crossed roughly 600 feet of open space at a height of 180 feet Tuesday from a crane positioned by the Unconditional Surrender statue to the top of the Marina Tower building in downtown Sarasota.