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12 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

Father blames Fast for murder

The father of Thomas Fast, who is accused of killing and dismembering his stepmother in June 2007, has taken the stand in the trial today in Manatee County.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Thu Jul 09, 2009

WWSB

3rd Shift gang member sentenced to 25 years

Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced a Manatee County gang member was sentenced to 25 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to criminal charges of racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Drugs

The Ledger

Citizens Rates In Flux

Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 11:06 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 11:06 p.m. TALLAHASSEE While most property owners in Florida will see double-digit insurance increases, thousands of customers in Southwest Florida are now in line for rate reductions from the state's largest insurer.

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Related Topix: Florida, Sarasota, FL, Sarasota County, FL, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Charlotte County, FL

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Bradenton Herald

Police briefs Man arrested after fight over shorts

A 42-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after witnesses said he tried cutting a pair of shorts off another man.

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Related Topix: Palmetto, FL, Sarasota Metro, Bradenton, FL

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Bradenton Herald

Dad arrested for giving son morphine

A Bradenton man whose 16-year-old son suffers from a heart condition has been arrested for reportedly giving the teenager morphine without a prescription.

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Related Topix: Morphine (generic), MS Contin, Kadian, Medicine, Medication, Bradenton, FL, Prison

HeraldTribune.com

Man hospitalized after bite by rattlesnake in East Manatee County

A Manatee County man was hospitalized after being bit by a pygmy rattlesnake Monday.

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Related Topix: Lakewood Ranch, FL

Mon Jul 06, 2009

YourObserver

Trial begins for Thomas Fast07/06/09 Jury selection begins today for...

Jury selection for Thomas Fast, the man charged with the 2007 murder of his mother, Tara resident Susan Fast, begins today at the Manatee County Courthouse.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

Bradenton Herald

Manatee sheriff: Girl, 17, shot in head at boyfriend's house

Detectives were investigating a shooting that left a 17-year-old girl in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Bradenton Herald

No IDs on two young men shot and killed in Manatee Friday night

Sheriff's investigators worked Saturday to positively identify two young men shot and killed on a street southeast of Bradenton Friday night.

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Related Topix: Bradenton, FL

WSAV

$400,000 Beef Goes Missing

About $400,000 in beef is missing after a truck was stolen today from a Ramada Limited in Ellenton, Florida.

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Related Topix: Ellenton, FL

Tampa Bay Online

2 dead in Manatee County shooting

Two men are dead after a shooting Friday night in Manatee County. Someone called 911 at 9:20 p.m. after hearing several gunshots and spotting the men lying unresponsive in the road, according to the Manatee sheriff's office.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Diver missing off Manatee County

St. Petersburg, Florida - Coast Guard crews from Pinellas and Manatee counties are searching for a missing diver in the Gulf.

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Related Topix: St. Petersburg, FL, Tampa Metro, Pinellas County, FL, Anna Maria, FL

HeraldTribune.com

Drunk man hit him, police officer says

A Manatee County man faces charges he assaulted an off-duty officer in the officer's back yard, the Bradenton Police Department said.

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Related Topix: Bradenton, FL

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Bradenton Herald

Manatee deputy uses Taser on DUI suspect

A Manatee County sheriff's deputy early this morning used a Taser to subdue a drunken driving suspect, according to a sheriff's office news release.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Clover Herald

From sending cakes to crafting paper birds, job seekers get creative

Hoveround's human resources staff will never forget the shiny, red Chinese takeout box a job seeker sent them.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Origami

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Bradenton Herald

Report: Manatee man, 80, attacked girlfriend

Deputies arrested an elderly Manatee man Saturday after his girlfriend said he attacked her and smashed her belongings, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office report.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

Arrest made in a stabbing

A man was arrested early Sunday morning after he waited outside a Bradenton bar, and then stabbed his ex-girlfriend's date in the neck, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's office.

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Related Topix: Bradenton, FL

Bradenton Herald

Area hotels, restaurants conserve water to save bucks

At the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, general manager Randy Paradine says he's cutting costs by cutting water usage.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Holmes Beach, FL

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Bradenton Herald

Family duct taped in robbery

Two men armed with shotguns robbed a Palmetto family in a home invasion, leaving the residents with their wrists and ankles bound with duct tape and pillow cases over their heads, according to Manatee County Sheriff's Office reports.

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Related Topix: Palmetto, FL, Sarasota Metro, Bradenton, FL

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Bradenton Herald

Man charged with rape of 4-year-old girl

A Bradenton man has been arrested on a capital sexual battery charge after authorities said he raped a 4-year-old girl, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office report.

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Related Topix: Bradenton, FL, Fire

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