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What will be open and closed on Memorial Day in Bradenton and Manatee? Here’s a list

6,700 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken tortilla soup containers recalled due to plastic

She was so high she thought her hand was a phone. Her pal’s reaction landed him in jail, cops say

Florida man runs over an officer at a traffic stop. At least he was polite about it.

‘Touched by God.’ Woman says priest told her to keep quiet about rape by fellow clergyman

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Bradenton Astro Skate plans $5 memorial night for former employee killed in crash

‘We the people are his boss.’ Local groups call on Vern Buchanan to hold public town hall

State budget allocates $22 million for projects in Manatee. Here’s where money will go

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Lakewood Ranch one win away from first state softball crown and a national title

Rays get inside-the-park homer, 3 others in stopping Indians

Kiermaier, Garcia lead Rays to 8-1 win over Dodgers

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‘We will take our chances’: Neither risks nor Trump-imposed roadblocks deter migrants

22-year-old college football player found dead on eve of his graduation, NC cops say

Wisconsin man who kidnapped Jayme Closs gets life in prison

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Former Braden River bookkeeper gets 5 days in jail; 15 years probation

‘Touched by God.’ Woman says priest told her to keep quiet about rape by fellow clergyman

Miami couple spent $11,000 on UTC shopping sprees. It wasn’t theirs to spend, cops say

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John Beilein’s departure to NBA not a good look for college basketball

The Twitter conspiracy that sabotaged a small-town California festival: ‘It’s pretty nutty’

Royals Harry and Meghan relocating to L.A.: Sure thing or California dreaming?

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Myakka City woman’s parents waited for daughter to come home. Now they wonder how she died

Manatee cops bust alleged Bradenton drug dealer after investigating him for months

She stole $27,000 from a Manatee school, authorities said. Here is her sentence

‘A total loss:’ Early-morning fire destroys Bradenton home

Sarasota sheriff says meth is the ‘new emergency.’ Is that true for Manatee, too?

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