"I'm less vulnerable now and not as naive as I once was"

Vincent Eurice spent four hours Monday sifting through thousands of items sprawling across the parking lot of the Sheriff's Office. via HeraldTribune.com

"They don't ever belong enough to one place, and that's something all human beings need."

One in an occasional series about children's issues in Manatee County As the bell sounds, students move about the outdoor campus of Palmetto High School to their next subject. via Bradenton Herald

"It's really being done as an energy conservation measure"

A proposed boat-storage facility in Ellenton and changes to two massive phosphate mines in northeastern Manatee County won county commissioners' approval Thursday. via Bradenton Herald

Fire officials were looking ahead when they received voter approval in 2004 for a growth plan that includes a new fire station on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard near 44th Avenue. via HeraldTribune.com

The brother of a former Manatee prosecutor has been arrested on a charge he tried to use his family connection to solicit a bribe from a couple facing drug charges. via Bradenton Herald

A 22-year-old man was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol after the vehicle he was driving smashed into two gas pumps late Tuesday. via Bradenton Herald

Manatee County deputies are searching for a stabbing suspect after a fight in Ellenton. via WFTS

Videos help police investigating criminals and each other. Sarasota County's populace to double Sarasota One expert dismisses arguments that Florida is unattractive because taxes are too high. via HeraldTribune.com