How Monroe County Controls Development in the Florida Keys

Monroe County allocates building permits through competitive point systems that prioritize development near infrastructure and protect environmentally sensitive areas.

Jun 19

Monroe County Changes Overtime Rules for Salaried Workers

Jun 19

Monroe County Updates Stormwater Rules for New Development

Jun 19

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Shifts Endangered Species Permit Review for Big Pine and No Name Keys

Jun 19

East Martello Tower Never Fired a Shot During Civil War

Jun 19

Report Projects Youth Unemployment Increase Without Intervention

A new report examines factors driving youth unemployment. Analysts project a rise in young people not in employment or training absent specific actions.

Jun 19

Energy experts urge winter cost cuts before cold weather arrives

Jun 19

Social Security Benefits to Increase in 2024 Due to Inflation

Jun 19

Oil Prices Rise Amid Uncertainty Over Strait of Hormuz

Jun 19

Egg Prices Increase Since 2022

Jun 19

The Indian River Lagoon's Secret Clarity Window—and Why Most Paddlers Miss It

Three days after a cold front, the lagoon goes from murky soup to gin-clear, and nobody talks about it. Here's when to paddle and what you're actually looking at down there.

Jun 19

The Art of Showing Up When You'd Rather Not

Jun 19

Mercury's Retrograde Neighbor Problem: This Week's Cosmic Shuffle Gets Awkward

Jun 19

The Affirmation That Actually Works Starts with Saying No

Most affirmations fail because they ask you to believe something you don't. Here's the one that changes everything—and why it works backward from what you'd expect.

Jun 19

Why We Keep Memorizing the Wrong Poems (And How to Fix It)

Jun 19

The Dangerous Comfort of the Unfinished Sentence

Jun 19

The Fed Just Bet Everything on a Soft Landing That Nobody Believes Anymore

Jun 19

Stop Asking Dancers to Smile and Start Asking Why We Deserve Serious Art

Jun 19

Winter Haven Man Arrested for Using Fake Emergency Lights to Force Other Drivers Off Road

A Winter Haven man used fake emergency lights on his truck to force other drivers out of his way. He faces felony charges.

Jun 19

Polk County Sheriff's Office Replaces Bankrupt Jail Medical Provider

Jun 19

Orange County cuts heat threshold for free bus rides to cooling centers

Jun 19

Public Safety Subcommittee Meets at City Hall

Jun 19

Iran conflict expected to overshadow G7 summit in France

The Group of Seven summit in France will shift focus from its traditional economic and security topics to center on U.S.-led military operations in Iran, according to expectations ahead of the gathering.

Jun 19

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Hospitalized

Jun 19

Samaritan's Purse Opens Two Ebola Treatment Centers in Congo

Jun 19

Major Powers Face Stalled Conflicts After Miscalculating Regional Dynamics

Jun 19