The Florida Highway Patrol says the fire could affect travel on SR-19 near the forest Thursday into the night and early ...

Local officials, Florida legislators and even Donald Trump’s chief of staff rallied to kill a plan from the DeSantis ...

The Southland Water Resource Project, a $200 million proposal to mine 6,000 acres for up to 44 years, has been approved by ...

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Putnam County contains 4 schools and 2,978 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 60%. Also, 55.9% of students are economically disadvantaged. The student body at the schools served by ...

The 2025 Florida legislative session, like in the 2024 session, closed with new legislation (SB 492 and HB 1175) concerning wetland mitigation banking, which passed both houses in the final week ...

As Manatee County leaders were poised for a final vote to restore local wetland protections, state officials shocked them with a last-minute opposition. Florida agencies get to review ...

While the elected members of the Manatee County Commission in 2024 vowed to reinstate wetland protections the ... from five state agencies: Southwest Florida Water Management District, Florida ...

THIS IS LAKE KISSIMMEE, WHERE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE SAY THAT CYNTHIA ... DYKEMA WAS SPOTTED TUESDAY BY A POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S HELICOPTER AND LATER RECOVERED BY FWC OFFICERS.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis created the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to reduce government spending. Manatee County is working with the state to identify potential spending cuts by ...

PALATKA, Fla. (WCJB) - A man is waiting for a decision about bond after Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies say he caused a scare at a school. Tommy Watts, 40, is in jail after deputies say he brought a ...