Manatee/Sarasota County News
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Few account for much crime in Sarasota
Sarasota's Sheriff says 6% of the criminal element accounts for 60% of the crime in his community. He's trying targeted policing to stop the troubling trend.
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Couple fights city to keep tree house
A Holmes Beach couple is fighting with city officials to save their giant tree house. The tree house located at Angelino's Sea Lodge is becoming quite the attraction.
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Sheriff seizes synthetic marijuana
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office seized more than 5,500 packages of synthetic marijuana from two Shell stations on 14th St. S. after executing search warrants. The retail value of the synthetic marijuana is estimated to be more than $65,000.
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Couple sues to get pot plants back
A Manatee County couple is suing the Sheriff’s Office in an effort to get their seized pot plants back. Deputies raided Bob and Cathy Jordan’s home and seized 23 plants, which the Jordans insist are only for medicinal use.
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Boy, 10, saves 3-year-old from drowning
Police in Sarasota are honoring a 10-year-old boy for saving a little girl from drowning in an apartment complex swimming pool.
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Manatee Co. group gets $2.7M endowment
An endowment of $2.7 million is the largest ever given to the Manatee County Foundation. And it's helping people through helping animals.
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Spending cuts needed because of deficit
Lacking reserves and trying to recover from a $3.4 million deficit in the 2012-'13 budget, Manatee's school district has cut costs by canceling orders and freezing positions. But it still wasn't enough.
More Manatee/Sarasota News
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Few account for much crime in Sarasota
Sarasota's Sheriff says 6% of the criminal element accounts for 60% of the crime in his community. He's trying targeted policing to stop the troubling trend.
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Couple fights city to keep tree house
A Holmes Beach couple is fighting with city officials to save their giant tree house. The tree house located at Angelino's Sea Lodge is becoming quite the attraction.
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Sheriff seizes synthetic marijuana
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Couple sues to get pot plants back
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Boy, 10, saves 3-year-old from drowning
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