Daily News Roundup: January 22, 2025

Jan 22, 2025

Florida Preschoolers Eligible for Free Admission to SeaWorld and Busch Gardens in 2025

Jan 21

Florida families have an exciting opportunity in 2025: SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, and affiliated water parks will offer free admission to children ages five and under through the Preschool Card program.

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Manatee County's Top STEM Students Honored as 2025 Sunshine State Scholars

Misty Ritch

Jan 22

Manatee County's Top STEM Students Honored as 2025 Sunshine State Scholars

Manatee County’s brightest young minds in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have been recognized as 2025 Sunshine State Scholars. The prestigious program, which selects top 11th-grade students from school districts across Florida, offers an opportunity to connect with industry leaders and higher education institutions within the s…

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Father of Hit-and-Run Suspect Arrested as Accessory

Jan 22

Bradenton Police Department (BPD) has taken the father of a hit-and-run suspect into custody following a fatal accident that occurred on Saturday night. Jose Torres, 59, has been charged with accessory after the fact, a felony offense. Authorities determined that Torres had knowledge of his son Julio Torres' involvement in the incident and provided assi…

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Manatee County Residents Among Those Pardoned by President Trump

Jan 22

Four residents of Manatee County are among the individuals pardoned or granted commuted sentences by President Donald Trump in connection to the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. The clemency orders, announced Monday, are part of a broader effort affecting approximately 1,500 individuals charged or convicted concerning the events at the Capitol.

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Holmes Beach Commissioners to Deny Planning Commission's Site Plan Review Role

Jan 22

HOLMES BEACH – City commissioners, following legal advice from City Attorney Erica Augello, plan to deny the planning commission’s request to conduct preliminary reviews of major site plan applications. Augello also recommended that major site plan applications not be discussed during non-quasi-judicial city commission work meetings.

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Pulse of Manatee

Florida Preschoolers Eligible for Free Admission to SeaWorld and Busch Gardens in 2025

Manatee County's Top STEM Students Honored as 2025 Sunshine State Scholars

Father of Hit-and-Run Suspect Arrested as Accessory

Manatee County Residents Among Those Pardoned by President Trump

Holmes Beach Commissioners to Deny Planning Commission's Site Plan Review Role

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