Investigators have determined that blood found in the stolen car of a missing Holmes Beach motel owner matches her DNA, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 3, 2008

Nazdar, The annual rummage/treasures and bake sale at St. Mary Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church will be held Friday, Nov. 7, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 8, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 9, from 8 a.m. to noon. Donations for this three-day event will be accepted today through Thursday, Nov. 6, and can be dropped off from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the church. ...more

November 3, 2008

Elementary school students will be reading, writing, doing math and - of course - preparing for the dreaded FCAT this year. ...more

September 21, 2008

Nazdar, A pancake breakfast is scheduled after the 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses on Sunday Sept. 7 at St. Mary's Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, located on U.S. 41 south. On the menu will be pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon strips, juice and coffee - all for a donation of $3.50 per person. Registration for CCD classes will be on Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. For more information, call 796-2792. ...more

August 31, 2008

Without a wheelchair, Margaret Roy's range is limited. "I can't walk very far," said Roy, who uses a cane to get around. She has two bad knees from a car wreck. ...more

August 18, 2008

A car dealer who escaped prosecution after making improper campaign contributions to a city council candidate now faces a possible investigation from the state Elections Commission. ...more

May 8, 2008

HOLMES BEACH - Investigators know Carla A. Beard left a residential drug rehabilitation center in Sarasota on Nov. 26 and that she died of blunt trauma to the head about two days later on Anna Maria Island. ...more

December 4, 2007

Recreational anglers, fishing guides and marine scientists bumped heads on Tampa Bay on Friday when a state redfish research vessel ran a net around a school of redfish near the mouth of the Manatee River. ...more

October 21, 2007

CLEARWATER - In a standard move, attorneys for Nick Bollea, the 17-year-old son of famed wrestler Hulk Hogan, are asking to photograph and videotape the Toyota Supra Bollea was driving before he wrecked it last month, critically injuring a passenger. And in just as standard of a move, police are denying the request, according to documents released today by the Clearwater Police Department. ...more

September 17, 2007