Manatee County Deputy Saves Drowning Swimmer, Wins 2025 Award

Manatee County Sheriff's Office Sergeant Brett Getman won the 2025 Deputy of the Year award for swimming into strong currents and rescuing two struggling swimmers in August.

Jun 15

MCSO Crew Leader Revives Unresponsive Driver on US 41, Earns 2025 Employee of the Year

Jun 15

Three Sarasota Deputies Graduate from Law Enforcement Academy

Three Sarasota County Sheriff's Office recruits graduated from the Southwest Florida Public Service Academy on May 8, completing training required for state law enforcement certification.

Jun 15

Asian stocks fall as tech concerns collide with Middle East tensions

Stock markets in Asia declined as investors sold technology holdings while Iran and Israel exchanged military strikes, sending oil prices into volatile trading.

Jun 15

U.S. inflation reaches 4.2%, highest rate in nearly two years

Jun 15

Inflation Hits 3-Year High as Gasoline Prices Surge

Jun 15

U.S. inflation reaches 4% as gasoline prices climb sharply

Jun 15

SpaceX prepares for public stock offering

Jun 15

New Music Director Brings Three Decades of Performance to SCF

Geoffrey Neuman, who performed with international artists including Andrea Bocelli and Elton John, now directs instrumental studies and conducts orchestras at State College of Florida's Bradenton campus.

Jun 15

Stop Waiting for Motivation to Feel Like Something

Motivation isn't a feeling that arrives and tells you what to do. It's a decision you make when you're tired, skeptical, and honestly kind of annoyed.

Jun 15

Why Poets Keep Stealing from Other Poets—and Why That's the Whole Point

Jun 15

The Tyranny of the Unfinished Book (And Why Completing Bad Ones Matters)

Jun 15

The Fed Just Signaled a Recession Nobody's Watching

Jun 15

My Wife Won't Stop Talking About My Ex—and Now I Can't Stop Thinking About Her

Jun 15

Chief Judge Bertila Soto Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award

Chief Judge Bertila Soto, who has led Miami-Dade's trial courts since 2013, received the Dade County Bar Association's highest honor for legal professionals.

Jun 15

Port Orange Gets $10M to Fix Sleepy Hollow Drainage

Jun 15

Two Walton County Fire Rescue Chiefs Complete Florida Leadership Program

Jun 15

District 4 Residents Air Concerns Over E-Bikes, Drainage, Pickleball Courts

Jun 15

Trump Backs Republican Fund for January 6 Defendants, With Conditions

In a televised interview, President Trump endorsed a Republican proposal to fund legal defenses for January 6 Capitol riot participants, while stating he would not support payments to those who attacked police officers.

Jun 15

Earthquake kills at least 32 in southern Philippines

Jun 15

Iran Launches First Missile Strikes on Israel Since April Ceasefire

Jun 15

Trump Urges Netanyahu Against Iran Strike as Tensions Escalate

Jun 15

7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Kills 35 in Philippines, Triggers Tsunami

Jun 15