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No joke: UF officials remove zombie plan from disaster site

The University of Florida's response plans for a zombie apocalypse are no longer available for public consumption. UF spokesman Steve Orlando said Friday the university removed a link to a disaster recovery exercise, which detailed how the school could respond to an outbreak of the undead. The link was taken down late Thursday afternoon. ...more

October 2, 2009

County Center back open for business after electrical problem

The County Center is open for business again this morning. The reopening occurred after a power outage Thursday afternoon forced county officials to shut down the building and send home about 1,500 employees while they investigated. ...more

September 25, 2009

$60,000 in jewelry stolen from Bradenton teen's car

BRADENTON -- About $60,000 worth of jewelry was reported stolen from the trunk of a car on Thursday afternoon, Manatee County sheriff's deputies said. ...more

July 31, 2009

Secretary stole from church, police say

A 53-year-old church secretary is accused of bilking her employer out of thousands of dollars. ...more

July 24, 2009

98 bras worth $4,200 taken in Victoria's Secret theft in Manatee

Nearly 100 bras were stolen from a Victoria's Secret in Bradenton on Thursday afternoon. Someone took 98 bras – worth about $4,200 combined – from the store at DeSoto Square mall, Manatee County deputies say. The theft occurred between 5 and 9 p.m., but no one was seen committing the offense. ...more

July 7, 2009

Tampa grocery has a big mess on its hands

Amariles Pena was walking by La Teresita grocery store on Thursday afternoon when a car pulling into a parking space knocked her through the glass door of the store, then rammed into the building as well. ...more

June 19, 2009