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Top Headlines: Playground Homicide, New Bradenton Brewery, Horses For Heroes

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Authorities are treating the case as a homicide after finding a body that had suffered trauma.

2. Motorworks Brewing to Open Near McKechnie Field

The brewery and taproom is expected to draw tourists and create jobs in Bradenton.

3. Horses for Heroes Offers Vets Relaxation Through Riding

The Horses for Heroes program at the Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy is designed to benefit vets. Your vote at the Home Depot Foundation could help benefit the Association as well as the vets with a $25,000 gift card.

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4. Prosecutor's Office Serious About Protecting Animals

The state attorney's office is not just prosecuting more animal cruelty cases, its attorneys are adopting animals in need.

5. Bradenton Police Officer Credited With Saving Girl's Life

Bradenton Police Officer Andres Perez has been named the department's Officer of the Year for 2012.

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