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- Local Pakistani says Bhutto was the 'best leader'
Sarasota resident Mohammad Abbissi almost cried when he heard the news Thursday morning. - Condo legal battle grows in Manatee
The legal fallout from the local condo boom's bust is widening. - Alleged meth ring member arrested
The 22nd person believed to be a member of a large Bradenton-based methamphetamine ring has been arrested on drug warrants. - Florida population growth slows; Louisiana rebounds
The population of Louisiana fell by a quarter-million people after Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans in August 2005. The damage was so bad, some worried whether anyone would ever come back. Some did. - Kwanzaa festivities starting
The end-of-year cultural festivities aren't over yet. - METV covers Manatee County
On a stormy July evening last summer, county leaders and public safety delegates turned out to dedicate Manatee's new $56 million Public Safety Center. The crowd stood under an awning sheltered from the storm while officials thanked the construction crews participating in the project. - 18-year-old charged with armed robbery
PALMETTO - A Bradenton man has been arrested on a charge of robbing a Palmetto restaurant at gunpoint, according to a Palmetto Police Department report. - Project provides pens, pencils
When children who need a helping hand with school supplies return to class after the holiday break, they will be all set, thanks to the Mary Bradley Weeks Educational Project. - Community blood drive set in Palm Aire
PALM AIRE - Palm Aire Community Blood Drive is set for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9. The Bloodmobile will be parked in front of Palm Aire Country Club at 5601 Country Club Way. To save time, appointments can be made by calling Sumner Baum at 355-7200. First-time donors will need a photo ID. The community at large is welcome. All donors receive a wellness check along with their choice of either a sleeve of golf balls or a can of tennis balls. Cookies and juice compliments of Palm Aire Country Club. - Yet another theft added to man's charges
The list of victims a Palmetto man is accused of using three children to steal from has gotten longer, according to Manatee County Sheriff's Office reports. - Money earmarked for local projects
The spending bill signed by President Bush includes more than $43 million for several projects in Manatee County and elsewhere in southwest Florida, the offices of U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., and Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota, said last week. The projects include: - Plane had engine trouble before crash
Two passengers were injured when their private passenger plane slid off the runway at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport just after 1 p.m. today. - Floridians to get jump start on voting
Weeks before Iowa voters trudge through the snow for the presidential caucuses on Jan. 3, thousands of Florida voters will get the first crack at casting a ballot, thanks to Florida's early-voting laws. - Volunteers fulfill tradition of service
Before Sherri Walters' father passed away, he had a tradition of giving plates of Thanksgiving and Christmas leftovers to the homeless on the streets. - The world prays for peace
As the faithful marked Christmas Day, political and religious leaders called for peace and reconciliation amid flickers of hope in places long plagued by conflict. In Iraq, Christians made their way past checkpoints Tuesday to fill Baghdad churches in numbers unthinkable a year ago. And in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, where tradition says Jesus was born, Christians celebrated in an atmosphere of hope raised by the renewal of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. - Everglades jet crash hero gets his due
An airboat speeding across the sawgrass and mud. A ringing in the ears when the engine was cut. Moaning. Screams for help. Desperate gasps at the water's surface. Helicopters in the distance. Christmas carols. - Fed cuts in special ed hit schools
Darlene Sharts' grandson, Brent, was diagnosed with autism at an early age. - Man says he didn't see ambulance
The driver of a pickup that swerved into the path of an ambulance Monday, causing the ambulance to flip over, told authorities he heard the ambulance's sirens but did not see the vehicle, a Florida Highway Patrol report states. - With Christmas past, election time is here
The morning after Christmas is like a post-election day, except that the gift choices received cannot be returned. When the polls are closed, the ballots unwrapped and accounted for, the candidate earning the most votes wins. That is the only valid deduction that holds. It is not the fourth-quarter touchdown or the ninth-inning home run that pulled it off. It is not the winner-take-all poker game. - 2 teens hurt in Christmas shooting
Two teenagers had minor injuries Tuesday after they were shot by an unidentified gunman, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office reported. - Trees aren't trees much longer after holiday
The center of Christmas celebrations countywide today, most fir and spruce trees will be nothing more than mulch in a few weeks. - Sisters donate 'dos to Locks of Love
Sisters Kristin Baugher and Lauren Beverage have done a lot of neat things together over the last few years. - Manatee shoppers 'return' to retailers
Shoppers crowded back into stores Wednesday to return and exchange gifts, and some were even making new purchases lured by deep, post-Christmas discounts. - Plane slides off runway at SRQ; 2 hurt
Two people were injured when a private passenger plane slid off a runway at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport just before 1 p.m. Wednesday.
