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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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Florida's Drowning Crisis: What Sarasota Parents Must Know

Florida records 119 child drowning deaths in 2025, with 76% involving children 4 and younger. Drowning happens silently—parents must maintain constant supervision and eliminate water hazards around the home.

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Crime & Public Safety

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Sarasota Man Charged in Deaths of Girlfriend, 6-Year-Old Son

Sarasota County detectives arrested a 34-year-old man and charged him with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of a woman and child found at a residence Saturday morning.

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Sarasota Man Charged With Murder in Shooting Deaths

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Health & Wellness

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Manatee Memorial Hospital Earns Top Safety Grade from Leapfrog Group

Manatee Memorial Hospital earned an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that rates hospitals on their ability to prevent medical errors and infections.

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Manatee Memorial Hospital Earns Top Safety Grade from Leapfrog

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Bradenton Residents Can Cut Skin Cancer Risk With Simple Steps

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Manatee Memorial Earns Top Safety Grade from Leapfrog Group

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Daily Fun

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Mercury Stops Playing Games—Wednesday's Cosmic Reckoning for the Zodiac

The planet of communication enters a rare retrograde shadow today, meaning your texts will either be deeply prophetic or deeply regrettable. Here's who needs to keep their phone on airplane mode.

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The Ichetucknee isn't just clear—it's a masterclass in humility

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The Great Unlearning: Why Your Parents Got Better at This Than You

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Cast Iron Cornbread, Done Right

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Stop Stretching Cold Muscles—Do This Instead

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Columnists

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Why Dickinson's Dashes Changed Everything (And Why They Still Matter for Your Writing)

Emily Dickinson didn't follow the punctuation rules of her era—and that radical choice invented a completely new way to make language breathe on the page.

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State News

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Maitland to Rebuild Sandspur Road Starting Late June

Maitland will close Sandspur Road from Bucher Road to Hope Road for up to five weeks starting in late June for reconstruction and sidewalk repairs. The project will remove problematic trees before rebuilding the roadway.

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