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Sarasota Metro Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Sarasota Metro.

Results 1 - 20 of 25,151 in Sarasota Metro

  1. Cardinals Agree To Terms With Dominique Rodgers-cromartieRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Sports Features

    Tempe, AZ - The Arizona Cardinals Football Club today announced that the team has agreed to terms on a six-year contract with Tennessee State cornerback DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE, the team's first-round ...

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  2. Pints for Prostates Uses Universal Language of Beer to Reach MenRead the original story

    1 hr ago | PR.com

    Prostate cancer survivor starts effort to use beer to reach men with a message about PSA testing and prostate cancer screening.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

  3. Burned-down eatery reborn as The PhoenixRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Watertown Daily Times

    Out of the ashes of a burned-down eatery on Lake Bonaparte's southeastern shore has arisen The Phoenix.

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  4. Thieves Target Metal Items For CashRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Tampa Bay Online

    No windows were broken, no electronics stolen and no jewelry taken after thieves struck Mark and Barbara Holt's home recently.

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    Related Topix: Bradenton, FL, Port Charlotte, FL, Venice, FL

  5. News briefs: Sarasota school's staffer seeks top Manatee job'sRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    Ken Marsh, the director of long-range planning for the Sarasota County school district, has applied to be Manatee County school superintendent.

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    Related Topix: Sarasota, FL, Manatee County, FL, Education Etc., Palmetto, FL

  6. Man gets 20 years for shots at officerRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    Larry Boyers knew there was a deputy sheriff in his carport when he fired twice through a screen door in a brazen attempt to kill the officer, prosecutors told jurors.

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    Related Topix: Bradenton, FL, Manatee County, FL

  7. Condo sales in region swoonRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    Published: Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 2:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 12:28 a.m. The number of condominiums sold in the Sarasota-Venice area fell 24 percent last month, from 226 units a year ...

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    Related Topix: Real Estate, Deerfield Beach, FL, North Port, FL, Charlotte County, FL, Housing

  8. Fatal wreck on U.S. 301 devastates local familyRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    From his hospital bed Thursday night, George Leach Sr. reminded family members standing by his side to wake up his wife Essie in the morning, so she could take their son into work.

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    Related Topix: Bradenton, FL

  9. Call to dutyRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Centre Daily Times

    Catcher Chris Simmons might have played his final professional baseball game Friday night against Batavia.

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  10. No witness, so no murder chargeRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    Randy Anthony Allen is a convicted drug dealer, but he has consistently maintained he is not a killer.

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    Related Topix: Manatee County, FL, Bradenton, FL, Drugs, Violent Crime

  11. Church's former worker arrestedRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    The former bookkeeper at St. Mary's Star of the Sea Church was arrested Friday on theft and fraud charges, accused of stealing nearly $330,000 from the Catholic church for personal use.

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    Related Topix: Sarasota, FL, Manatee County, FL

  12. Local gas prices fall to $3.98 while oil's decline continuesRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    Published: Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 2:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 12:47 a.m. Oil prices sank to their lowest point in weeks Friday as investors questioned whether crude has cooled enough ...

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    Related Topix: Bradenton, FL

  13. Business buzz: Sarasota lawyer honoredRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    Published: Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 2:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 25, 2008 at 8:23 p.m. Lawyer honored among state's elite Sherri L. Johnson, an attorney with Sarasota law firm Dent & Johnson, ...

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    Related Topix: Sarasota, FL, Sarasota County, FL, Florida, Venice, FL

  14. Pirates moving forward after tradeRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Pittsburgh Pirates

    It's only natural for the initial reaction after learning that Damaso Marte and Xavier Nady had been traded away to be that of shock and disappointment.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Xavier Nady, Baseball Players, Damaso Marte, Major League Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates, Doug Mientkiewicz

  15. Donald W. HerbertRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Goshen News, Goshen, IN

    MUNCIE, Ind. - The Angels carried Gods servant, Donald W. "Donnie" Herbert, to heaven on Wednesday July 23, 2008, at Ball Memorial Hospital after a hard fought battle with cancer.

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  16. Palmetto commission member asked to leave meetingRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Bradenton Herald

    Palmetto City Commissioner Eric Ball, who is running for mayor, was driven home by a police lieutenant after he was asked to leave a commission workshop Monday afternoon.

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  17. DDA grant saves BPD substationRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Bradenton Herald

    A police substation in jeopardy of closing due to Bradenton's budget woes will remain open with support from the Downtown Development Authority.

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  18. Sarasota, FLRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | WSRZ

    Presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Friday Iran should not wait for the next administration to halt its uranium enrichment program.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy, 2008 Presidential Election, Sarasota, FL

  19. Foreclosure filings more than double in 2QRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Bradenton Herald

    The number of households facing the foreclosure process more than doubled in the second quarter compared to a year ago, according to data released Friday.

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    Related Topix: Sarasota, FL, Bradenton, FL, Foreclosures, Housing

  20. AM PrepEntertainment History: Saturday, July 26thRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | KXMB-TV Bismarck

    AM Prep-Entertainment History: Saturday, July 26th MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP ! ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY ! On July 26th, 1963, Motown Records released "Mickey's Monkey" by The ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Led Zeppelin, The Grateful Dead, Theater, Arts, Sarasota, FL, Entertainment, Drama, Television