Nationwide nonprofit Trust for Public Lands is exploring the county's financial options to make additional land purchases.

The Bishop Animal Shelter unveiled its expanded shelter with new pet amenities and increased security measures aimed at ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Parts of the Bay area will have Election Day races Tuesday, most notably the city of Lakeland. The Lakeland mayor’s spot, along with two commission seats, will be determined on ...

Parrish's Adam Johnson sued six of seven commissioners in 2025, alleging corruption, and participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, ...

Insiders say a strong undercurrent of anti-growth sentiment is likely to shape the 2026 state legislative session and ...

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani chose Lillian Bonsignore, the former chief of New York’s E.M.S., as the first openly gay person to lead the Fire Department. By Jeffery C. Mays Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani ...

Manatee County commissioner Mike Rahn has been re-elected chairman of the Manatee County Port Authority. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium has added four new members to its board of trustees: Kirk ...

Earlier this month, Manatee County dropped a headline that deserves a full stop and a moment of reflection: a $50 million initiative to transform landfill waste into clean fuel. For the Sarasota ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Douglas County has a new election commissioner. Gov. Jim Pillen selected Danielle Jensen of Elkhorn to succeed Brain Kruse. Kruse is leaving to return to the funeral business. His ...

Patricia "Trish" Petrosky was sworn in as a Lee County Commissioner in a ceremony that was not publicly announced beforehand. Petrosky was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill the District 5 seat ...

The Oregon Government Ethics Commission voted Dec. 12 to investigate Marion County Commissioner Danielle Bethell for two potential ethics violations that involve whether she used her position to ...

Those in support of the measure say it will help keep youth safe and curb crime, but others shared concerns about enforcement and efficacy. Manatee County commissioners enacted a juvenile curfew that ...