Top Headlines: Freddy's Frozen Custard, Dog Eats Pinky Finger, Beer Truck Plunge

1. Freddy's Frozen Custard Florida Expansion Starts In Bradenton

Wichita, Kansas-based steakburger and custard chain will open its first Florida restaurant in Bradenton.

2. Doctors Can't Re-Attach Boy's Pinky Finger Bitten Off by Family Dog

The Bradenton Herald reports more details about the Friday incident involving a caged family dog.

3. I-75 Open After Beer Truck Crashes Into Manatee River

The truck driver lost control and plunged over the J.D. Young Bridge early Thursday morning near the Ellenton Premium Outlets.

4. Man Accused Of Selling Fake Cruise Packages Captured in Indiana

Dale Lucas, 25, is expected to be brought back to Manatee County, Florida, following an arrest in Indiana on unrelated charges.

Police found 29-year-old Carlos Alberto Jurado suffering from multiple gunshot wounds outside Sheridan Place Apartments on Monday.

6. Bradenton Man Taken into Custody After Citrus County Shooting Death

Gregory Scott Holub, 29, had been wanted by authorities and was considered armed and dangerous.

7. Pizza Restaurant Parking Lot Accident Kills Bradenton Woman

A 67-year-old woman was walking back to her car at Demetrios' Pizza House when it was knocked into her by another vehicle; she died from her injuries Sunday, authorities said.

The woman lost track of her grandson at a Bradenton Walmart and decided to go home to get a credit card she had forgotten, assuming the boy was still in the store, authorities said.

9. Will Manatee High Football Coach Be Charged?

According to media reports, Bradenton Police are asking for arrests in the case of Manatee High's assistant coach Rod Frazier.

10. Marijuana Grower Will Not Be Charged

A Parrish man will not be prosecuted for growing marijuana plants, which his wife uses to ease the symptoms of ALS.

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