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BRADENTON - Several Suncoast charities have organized efforts to help the Oklahoma storm victims. And now so has the Bradenton Police Department.

NORTH PORT, Fla. - Charges have been filed against both drivers involved in an incident Tuesday in North Port, during which investigators say both men threatened each other with shotguns -- one of whom even pulled the trigger.

SARASOTA - Florida's 3rd graders learned Friday how well they did on this year's Comprehensive Assessment Test.

BRADENTON - A Manatee County judge did not release Dale Couch on bond Friday. Judge Robert Farrance says he wants more time to consider whether the Manatee County Sheriff's lieutenant accused of molesting two children poses a threat before he decides.

SARASOTA - The Sarasota Sailors have had a slew of excellent quarterbacks in recent years, but this year they will need a new one to get the ball to their superstar wide receiver, Shawn Bane, Jr.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brett Gardner, Lyle Overbay and Jayson Nix each drove in two runs, and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-4 on Friday night.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Yankees right fielder Curtis Granderson was hit in the left arm by a pitch and later left the game.

TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie and manager John Gibbons were ejected after the third inning of Friday's game against Baltimore.