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Officer T. Leming, PIO The numbers tell the story: Spokane is safer today than it has been in the past seven years. Beginning in 2025, the Spokane Police Department developed and started implementing a comprehensive crime reduction strategy to improve...

Officer T. Leming, PIO On September 28th, 2026 detectives with SIU executed search warrants on two vehicles, two residences, and a storage unit in connection with two Spokane locals. Detectives seized approximately $53,000 in cash and about...

Erin Hut, Communications Director, The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and American Beverage Foundation, whose support helped expand the ZONE Spokane's Youth Wellness Zone (YWZ), traveled to Spokane Tuesday to see firsthand how their grant is helping...

Justin de Ruyter, Spokane Fire PIO, At 11:03 a.m. yesterday, Spokane firefighters responded to a reported room fire at the Tiki Lodge, 1420 W. Second Ave. Engine 1 and Truck 1 arrived within three minutes and observed smoke coming from a second-floor...

Officer T. Leming, PIO Just after 11:00 A.M. on September 29th, 2026, firefighters with the Spokane Fire Department and officers with the Spokane Police Department responded to the Tiki Lodge at 1420 W. 2nd Avenue for a reported fire in one of the rooms..

Officer T. Leming, PIO At approximately 1:00 a.m. on September 29, Spokane Police Department officers responded to the Grand Coulee Apartments at 106 S. Cedar St. after 911 callers reported hearing a man yelling and banging inside a fourth-floor...

Erin Hut, Communications Director, People living, working, and playing in Spokane will soon have an easier way to reach the Spokane Police Department and Spokane Fire Department for non-emergency needs. On October 27, non-emergency calls within City of...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Earl Glisson and David Clark to the Florida Faith-Based and Community-Based Advisory Council. David Clark Clark is a three-time company founder and investor, a former...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Daniel O'Keefe and John Good to the Seminole State College of Florida District Board of Trustees. John Good Good is the Chief Financial Officer and Principal of Good...

VENICE, Fla.— Today, Governor Ron DeSantis celebrated the completion of the $61 million River Road (State Road 777) widening project in Sarasota County. The project expands five miles of River Road from two lanes to six lanes between U.S. 41 and I...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Peter Batty Sr., and the reappointment of Erica Sterling and Kathryn Ovide to the Lower Florida Keys Hospital District. Peter Batty Sr. Batty Sr. is the President of SBX...

TO: Brian Fienemann, Director of Real Estate Management and Development Jeff Brower, County Council Chair, Volusia County Chris Cloudman, Mayor, City of DeLand FROM: Governor Ron DeSantis DATE: Friday, October 2, 2026 RE: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Representative Will Robinson to the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota District Board of Trustees. Will Robinson Robinson serves as an elected member of the Florida...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Greg Schwinghammer to the Palm Beach State College District Board of Trustees. Greg Schwinghammer Schwinghammer served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged...

Projects advance Florida Forever, the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program and the Ocala-to-Osceola Wildlife Corridor TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approved the conservation of more than 10,770 acres...

The intersection of Kirkwood Avenue and Rogers Street will temporarily operate as a four-way stop beginning Monday, October 5, while crews complete traffic signal and curb ramp improvements associated with the Grimes, Kirkwood, Patterson, and Rogers...

The City of Bloomington's College and Walnut Corridor Study will begin its formal public review process when it is presented to the Bloomington Transportation Commission on November 16, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. The review is a long-range planning step and...

The annual Apple Tasting at the Farmers' Market begins at 9 a.m.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — October 1, 2026 — Beginning on or after Monday, October 5, the Cross Pointe Roundabout project will enter into Construction Phase 2A which will consist of traffic pattern changes by moving northbound and southbound traffic on...

By Mayor Stephanie Terry Over the past several months, one issue has come up everywhere I go in Evansville: utility bills. I heard your concerns, and I took them directly to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC). I asked state leaders to...