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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 28, 2009
Families challenge verdict

Twelve-year-old Luc Panet-Raymond and his friends say the YouTube video of a fight at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA last month was not staged and was an act of self-defense.

  • East County
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  • Jen Blanco
  • October 28, 2009
Residents transform homes for Halloween horror

River Club's Joe Pfeiffer and Summerfield Crest's Chris Shaw will present haunted spooktaculars in their homes Saturday.

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  • Michael Eng
  • October 28, 2009
Art community rallies behind Southern Atelier

An Oct. 5 structure fire caused severe damage to the art studio. Now, studios such as the River Studio in the East County are helping to keep workshops going.

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 28, 2009
Families welcome German exchange students

Eighteen students have spent the last three weeks experiencing the area's educational system and cultural offerings.

  • East County
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  • October 28, 2009
Weather

Get your latest weather reports: Find out what's happening with red tide, the tides, moon phases, rainfall, temperature and sunrise/sunset.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • October 27, 2009
Khara qualifies for State

Lakewood Ranch High golfer Rocky Khara shot a 1-over 73 Oct. 26, finishing third in the Class 2A-Region 5 Tournament at Heron's Creek in North Port to advance to the FHSAA State Tournament for the fourth-consecutive year.

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  • Robin Roy
  • October 26, 2009
Group alleges Ed Smith Stadium cover up

An anti spring-training stadium group accuses city officials of keeping an unfavorable report on Ed Smith Stadium secret. City Hall representatives said there was no secrecy.

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  • Robin Roy
  • October 26, 2009
SCAT eliminates underperforming route

A bus route that only averaged four riders per day will be shut down a year-and-a-half after SCAT determined it should be eliminated.

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  • October 26, 2009
Man dies after I-75 crash

A 49-year-old man was struck by a car as he walked away from an accident on Interstate 75 Sunday morning.

  • East County
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  • Robin Roy
  • October 23, 2009
Mote scientists to attend conservation meetings in Cuba

The scientists will set a five-year action plan.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 23, 2009
Cotton tale: Another record at Casa del Mar

At 30 feet, 4 inches, the resort's cotton plant is the world's tallest.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • October 23, 2009
Disaster relief: All smoke, no fire at Harry's

The restaurant was evacuated as a precaution as the result of a broken gas line.

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  • Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2009
New MRI test saves one of Ranch's own

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center radiologists discovered breast cancer in one of the hospital's employees while setting up and make adjustments to the new MRI machine.

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 23, 2009
Sheriff's association to host hazard seminar

Manatee County families wishing to learn their community's role in preparing for a major incident should plan to attend an All Hazards Homeland Security Initiative training seminar Oct. 24.

  • East County
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  • October 23, 2009
Rainbow artist to 'paint' skies over Lakewood

Fred Stern will create a natural rainbow over the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk tomorrow at the Sarasota Polo Club.

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