A Political Force With Many Philosophies

"Survey of Independents, Who Could Be Key in 2008, Finds Attitudes From Partisan to Apathetic By Dan Balz and Jon Cohen Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, July 1, 2007; Page A01 Fred Wood, a Marietta, Ohio, retiree, voted for George W. Bush in 2000 and John F. Kerry in...

Tornado Watch In Effect For 14 Counties In Central Florida

"Tornado Watch /O.NEW.KTBW.TO.A.0330.070602T1049Z- 070602T1900Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 330 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHARLOTTE LEE IN WEST...

Bradenton man arrested for pointing finger

"A Bradenton man is facing assault charges after police say he pointed his finger and yelled at an off-duty sheriff’s deputy. "

Boat Fire Leaves Owner Badly Burned

" April 18, 2007 Florida - A man was airlifted to a Tampa hospital after suffering severe burns in a boat fire Monday morning. Just after 11:33 a.m., East Manatee Fire Rescue and the Bradenton Fire Department responded to the boat fire, in the 4700 block of Spinnaker Drive,...

Boat Fire Leaves Owner Badly Burned

" April 18, 2007 Florida - A man was airlifted to a Tampa hospital after suffering severe burns in a boat fire Monday morning. Just after 11:33 a.m., East Manatee Fire Rescue and the Bradenton Fire Department responded to the boat fire, in the 4700 block of Spinnaker Drive,...

West Bradenton Women Dies In Suspicious Apartment Fire Overnight

" January 5, 2007 Florida - An apartment fire during the night has killed a 32-year-old woman. The Bradenton Police Department is calling the fire "suspicious" and asking for anyone with information about it to contact a detective. Firefighters pulled Janell Marie Aalberg...

Woman Committed Suicide In Fire

" January 6, 2007 Florida - A 33-year-old woman who died in a late night fire Thursday committed suicide, police say. Firefighters rescued Janell Marie Aalberg, of the 500 block of 19th Street West, from a fire that started at 10:47 p.m. Thursday in her second-story...

WWI vet, recently honored, dies at 111 (AP)

" BRADENTON, Fla. - Ernest Charles Pusey, one of the nation's longest living World War I veterans, died a little over a week after he was honored with a medal for his service to the country, family members said. He was 111. Pusey's death Sunday left fewer than 25 living U.S....