Beacon President Recognized by OBJ as Inclusion Champion
George Hagerty was completing his freshman year at Stonehill College in Massachusetts when he was declared legally blind because of a rare eye disease.
Stephen Ruiz
I'm a journalist and multimedia storyteller who has accumulated more than 30 years of newspaper experience, most notably at the Orlando Sentinel for the past 21 years. My background is as a sports writer and content editor, but my interests extend well beyond athletes.
MLB prospect starts military commitment
Noah Song did not enroll at the Naval Academy to become a professional baseball player.
Marine reels in success from off-duty charter business
The first time John Cruise III and Steve Turner discovered they shared a connection beyond fishing, they were surprisingly not on the Atlantic Ocean.
Cyber 9-Line improves US approach to election security
As primaries are held and the elections in November approach, Air Force Col. George R. Haynes is confident but not comfortable.
‘Historic’ mobilization of the Guard as missions expand across US
Lt. Col. Christopher Messina said the 12,000 members of the Tennessee National Guard are no different than the people they serve. They’re just like you.
How married couple Jon and Betsy Hughes built Track Shack's brand
In the Track Shack’s early years, co-owners Jon and Betsy Hughes often wondered
whether their small business would survive.
The Pride of Pierson: Chipper Jones constructs Hall-of-Fame-worthy career
When his family lived in Central Florida, Larry Jones’ backyard doubled as a land of make-believe. His son played a starring role.
In the remote learning era, charters face an array of challenges
In providing remote learning to students, charter school challenges mirror those of district providers.
Magic players recall one of basketball’s rites of passage, their first dunks
A year after Terrence Ross won the NBA slam-dunk contest during All-Star Weekend in 2013, he was in Denver for a game in early February.
Area’s rise in black coaches now steady
When Walter Banks was hired as the head football coach at South Lake High School in Groveland in 2007, it represented a high point in his career to that point.
'You just keep going': Navy man who lost leg still in the game
What Edna Sandin now calls the best decision she and her husband ever made began with her feeling faint.
'This game is so hard'
On Dec. 17, Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly was selected to his seventh consecutive Pro Bowl. Twenty-eight days later, he retired.
Solar Bears defenseman refuses to let Crohn’s disease win
Every six weeks, Rich Boyd sits in a chair and waits for a needle to be inserted into his arm.
UCF brothers Tre and Devin Nixon grateful for surprise final season together
When Tre and Devin Nixon were younger, they did not have to go far for a good time.
Fredison Costa wins Disney World Marathon for 7th time
Unable to finish the Disney World Marathon last year, Fredison Costa returned Sunday to a race that he has come to epitomize.
UCF basketball player Matt Milon grateful to return home
Ed Kershner, the former legendary boys basketball coach at Oviedo High School, used to tell Stan Van Gundy about one of his players who aspired to work in an NBA front office.
From Lake Howell to Nationals' manager, Dave Martinez stays enthusiastic
With a memory bank stuffed with plays from coaching four decades of baseball, Bob McCullough said one mental image remains indelible.
Tim Raines' path to Hall of Fame began as athletic whirlwind in Sanford
Don Williams' phone was abuzz in January, all because of a crazy prediction he made 40 years ago that finally came true.
With 150th NFL game, Marcedes Lewis sets down roots with Jaguars
When the 2015 NFL season ended, Marcedes Lewis was not sure whether he would wear a Jacksonville Jaguars uniform again.
