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Sanford, Fla. — A plan to build more than 200 apartments in the environmentally sensitive Wekiva Study Area is at a standstill. This comes after Seminole County planning officials said the project is ...

More than 70% of the world’s marine protected areas are polluted by sewage, with levels often higher than in nearby ...

New York state and other entities operate a network of flood warning and mitigation facilities around the Elmira area. Several officials from the state Department of Environmental Conservation toured ...

Part of the Seattle skyline as seen from the waterfront. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Seattle ranks No. 3 nationally in AI industry growth according to a new study that measures employment, ...

HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 2.6 magnitude quake shook close to Petrolia on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremor struck at 9:05 a.m., with its epicenter about ...

Voters in Jackson County approved the creation of the Elverado Fire Protection District in Tuesday’s primary election, backing a measure supporters said is key to keeping local fire services in place.

Married couple Pete and Annette Knight became the franchise owners of the Lodi A&W in 1996 and later became the franchise owners of the St. Helena A&W in 2014. The burger and root beer float ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky's top state lawmaker wants to know how to better recruit and retain hospital staff and improve rural healthcare, and his proposal to task three of the state's leading ...

Bay Area Rapid Transit is scheduled Thursday to lay out what could happen if voters reject a major funding measure proposed for the November ballot. If a new funding source is not approved to address ...

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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA - A 2.1 magnitude quake was detected near Indio at midday on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. A tremor struck the region at 11:49 a.m. The earthquake's epicenter ...