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Not all elected officials getting message on Short Yellows

TAMPA, Florida - When the Tampa City Council hears a report from staff on the city's red light camera (RLC) program and yellow light intervals Thursday, there's a good chance they'll be learning a lot about traffic engineering in a short amount of time.

But if the presentation is similar to other RLC presentations across Tampa Bay in recent weeks, it'll be hard for the elected officials to follow all the "engineer-speak."

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Man arrested for murder of pregnant woman

Bradenton, Florida -- A man has been arrested for the murder of a pregnant woman back in 2009. 

Everrick Houston was arrested in 2009 for his connection in the fatal shooting of Crystal Johnson. Johnson was pregnant at the time. the baby delivered after the shooting but died. 

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Houston was originally charged with murder after the event but the charges were dropped after a judge ruled a piece of evidence as inadmissible.

Federal indictments returned for two prolific offenders

Sarasota, Florida -- Two men are being indicted by a grand jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm- among other things. 

David P. Lawrence and Mark Alan Finehout are possession of a firearm, and Lawrence is also being  charged with possessing with the intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine.

Bradenton to host 2014 Florida State League All-Star Game

Bradenton to host 2014 Florida State League All-Star Game

Bradenton, Florida -- The top players in the FSL South and the FSL North will take the field for the 53rd annual All-Star Game at historic McKechnie Field in June of 2014. It will be the first time Bradenton will host the game.

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Film Friday at South Florida Museum

Film Friday at South Florida Museum

Bradenton, Florida -- South Florida Museum is going to present Film Friday!

It is a film presenting program that will show movies most Fridays. Tickets cost $5 for general admission and $3 for museum members. Seating is limited and reservations are strongly recommended. 

The museum offers concessions including beer, wine, soft drinks and snacks. 

Friday, June 21, the showing will be They Came From Outer Space.

The movies begins at 6:00 p.m. 

K-9 finds wanted robber under clothes in his closet

Bradenton, Florida -- Manatee County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man wanted in the armed robbery of an elderly woman as she left a Bradenton Walmart store Monday morning.

Deputies say around 11:30 a.m., a man, later identified by investigators as 25-year-old Jeffrey Hassen, approached the 79-year-old woman, flashed a knife and stole her purse as she was getting into her car in the 2900 block of 53rd Avenue E.

Vandals strike school's agricultural program twice in two weeks

PALMETTO, Florida -- Vandals targeted a Bay area school's agriculture program not once, but twice in just 12 days. School officials say the damage is significant.

The vandalism at Lincoln Middle School comes at the worst time possible, when the Manatee School District is going through a severe economic crisis. Finding the money to replace and rebuild what vandals destroyed will be tough, but the staff is determined to find a way.

"Started with two chickens, now have this world class system," says Ronnie King, principal at Lincoln Middle School.