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 16

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

Jun 16

MCSO Deputy Blocker Disarms Armed Suspect at Walmart, Named Deputy of the Month

Jun 16

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 16

National Weather Service declares El Niño has begun

The National Weather Service officially confirmed the arrival of El Niño, a weather pattern that forecasters say could match some of the most intense versions recorded. The phenomenon typically brings heat waves, drought conditions and severe flooding to different parts of the world.

Jun 16

SpaceX shares surge 30% in market debut as company goes public

SpaceX launched its initial public offering Wednesday, with shares climbing 30% in early trading. The debut made company founder Elon Musk the world's first person to reach a net worth exceeding $1 trillion.

Jun 16

Musk's Net Worth Crosses $1 Trillion After SpaceX IPO

Jun 16

SpaceX Aims for $75 Billion IPO Following xAI Merger

Jun 16

SpaceX sets IPO price at $135 per share, valuing company at $1.77 trillion

Jun 16

SpaceX prepares for public offering that would value company at $1.7 trillion

Jun 16

The One Thing Your Nervous System Actually Needs (And It's Not Another App)

You've probably heard about grounding techniques, but nobody tells you why your body is literally demanding them right now—or how to actually use one without feeling ridiculous.

Jun 16

Why We Keep Misreading Emily Dickinson—And What Her Dashes Actually Mean

Jun 16

The Dangerous Comfort of the Unexamined Quote

Jun 16

The Fed Just Admitted It Has No Idea When Inflation Stops, and Markets Called Them on It

Jun 16

My Partner Won't Stop Comparing Me to His Ex—And I'm Losing It

Jun 16

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 16

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

Jun 16

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

Jun 16

The Fed Just Signaled a Recession Nobody's Watching

Jun 16

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

Jun 16

City closes Arthur Street bridge for foundation and railing repairs

The Arthur Street pedestrian bridge near Rotary Park has closed for foundation and railing repairs. The city expects to reopen it this fall.

Jun 16

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Jun 16

Boy Scout Plants Distance Markers on Lake Conine Trail

Jun 16

Supreme Court blocks Alabama from executing inmate with nitrogen gas

The Supreme Court stopped Alabama from carrying out an execution using nitrogen gas, halting the scheduled death of inmate Jeffrey Lee. The ruling delays his execution but does not overturn his death sentence.

Jun 16

Trump Says Iran Deal Approved; Tehran Disputes Claim

Jun 16

FISA surveillance authority set to expire as Congress and Trump clash over intelligence chief

Jun 16

Lupus Trial Shows Patients Halting Medications After Immune Treatment

Jun 16

Congress Allows Surveillance Authority to Expire

Jun 16