Manatee at Gibbs for h.s. scores ...more

November 20, 2009

More community colleges are offering four-year degrees, responding to the shortage of training programs for nurses and teachers, but also rubbing some universities the wrong way. ...more

November 20, 2009

The County Department of Public Works Wednesday issued a partial "stop work" order to the contractor handling the Hernando Beach dredging operations until the deficiencies outlined by the state are corrected. ...more

November 20, 2009

Florida wildlife officials are urging boaters to be on the lookout for manatees that are migrating to warmer waters for the winter. ...more

November 17, 2009

There's something strange and big swimming in the canals of Madeira Beach along the Pinellas County coast. Those who have seen it say it's no fish and think it could be a sea serpent. ...more

November 17, 2009

By placing 88 small crosses on lockers in their school's main hallway on Thursday, a few Lake Placid High School students want to illustrate the message that 88 people die each day in Florida from smoking-related causes. ...more

November 17, 2009

A teenage mom whose 11-month-old son died after being left unattended in a bathtub has been charged with manslaughter, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said today. ...more

November 12, 2009

A Bradenton man awaiting trial on rape and molestation charges was arrested in Indiana this week on a warrant from Manatee County charging him with 49 counts of child pornography. Derrick Faircloth, 39, was arrested in July by Manatee County sheriff's deputies and charged with sexual battery, lewd and lascivious molestation, introduction of obscene materials to a minor and delivering a controlled substance to a minor. ...more

November 6, 2009

Whitney Bank, a New Orleans-based bank with a relatively small presence locally, is looking to beef up operations with a regional headquarters in Tampa. ...more

November 4, 2009

Mosaic Fertilizer celebrated its first five years on the New York Stock Exchange recently by contributing $45,000 in cash and 6,000 pounds of food to benefit America's Second Harvest. ...more

November 4, 2009