The unthinkable happened in Tallahassee, and leaders from Manatee and Sarasota counties and across Florida are in favor and sponsoring Senate Joint Resolution 2. It is recommended that in order for school districts to maintain and afford class sizes, Florida Virtual School be used in place of the traditional classroom instruction.

Fire officials are investigating what appears to be an accidental fire set Wednesday night to a home in River Plantation subdivision located near Mulholland Road.

Sen. Mike Bennett hopes one of his bills will speed up construction of a proposed Florida Power & Light solar thermal plant near Parrish.

As the Manatee County School District kicked off its budget planning today, district leaders and some concerned parents are reaching out to residents to help brainstorm a savings plan for the upcoming 2010-11 school year.

Or feels it. Or tastes it. Culinary arts student Gabrielle Lozano is blind, so she cooks with her other senses.

Bradenton Courthouse Square Concerts: Bradenton Courthouse Square, Manatee Avenue between 10th and 12th Streets, Bradenton Courthouse Square Concerts will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb.

School Board members Monday night approved the firing of a Lincoln Middle School teacher's aide who did not report her arrest on drunken driving charges to the district.