The Palmetto Tigers boys and girls’ tennis teams made their way up to Treasure Cove, St. Petersburg for a district tournament on April 17th and 18th. Both teams played high ranking individuals from many different schools and gave their most valiant efforts, but fell just short of making it to regionals. However, three freshmen played…
U.S. France, and Britain Bomb Syria In Response To Chemical Attack
On Tuesday, April 4th, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against civilians outside Damascus, killing at least 42 adults and children. After this happened, President Trump reacted by promising to exact a “big price” on the Assad regime. Later, the U.S. and allies discussed how to respond to such an attack and on Friday, April…
Captain Tammie Jo Shults Lands Boeing 737 After Engine Explodes, Saving 148 Lives.
At 10:53 A.M. on April 17th, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380’s left engine exploded, sending shrapnel into the fuselage that would depressurize the cabin and instantly kill passenger Jennifer Riordan. Without missing a beat, Captain Tammie Jo Shults calmly piloted the damaged plane to the nearest runway, where she landed the Boeing 737 before it was…
Bandaids are the new bras?
A local Manatee County high school has been in the headlines recently for a rather odd dress-code encounter with one of their students. 17-year-old Lizzy Martinez showed up to Braden River High School in a dark grey shirt and no bra, the morning of April 2nd. Lizzy was called into the office during her fifth…
U.S National Guard Sent to Mexico Border
Earlier this month Trump issued an executive order to send U.S National Guard to the Mexican border. Over 250 soldiers have already been sent and Arizona plans on sending over 150 troops over the next couple weeks. There will be approximately 2,000 troops at the border to regulate the intake of Mexican illegal immigrants. The…
Puerto Rico Update
The Category 3 storm (Hurricane Maria) still has maximum winds of 125 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The core of the storm was about 115 miles northeast of the southeastern Bahamas at 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon. Puerto Rico still didn’t have power Friday and they might have no electricity for months. The storm…
Self Driving Uber
On Tuesday March 20th, self-driving uber testing came to a halt because the uber hit and killed a 49 year old woman named Elaine Herzberg. Ms. Herzburg was crossing the street when the uber came approaching, and there was a human in the car but it was on self driving mode and could not do…
Trump To Ban Bump Stocks
“Bump stocks, we are writing that out. I’m writing that out myself, I don’t care if Congress does it or not. I am writing it out myself,” says President, Donald Trump in reference to attempting to get a bill passed to ban bump stocks. Due to recent public outcry of harsher gun control, President, Donald…
How To Prevent Car Break-ins
Each year, $1.255 billion in personal items are stolen from vehicles in about 1.85 million thefts; and for every theft, experts estimate, there are several break-ins and attempted break-ins. An immense reason why there are car break-ins are from unlocked doors. Even if you aren’t going to be away from your vehicle for very long,…
The East Manatee Admiral’s Road To Victory
The East Manatee Admirals, a local competitive hockey league, had an exciting night, Friday, February 16. The team composed of a combination of Lakewood Ranch and Palmetto High School students won the Lightning Cup, the local area championship, beating East Lake 5-3. The Admirals then moved on to the State Championship losing in a shoot-out…