About 80 percent of a black bear’s diet comes from plants (fruits, nuts, berries), 15 percent from insects (termites, ants, yellow jackets) and 5 percent from meat (opossums, armadillos, carrion), the ...

Aldeman: In the 2023-24 school year, public schools added 121,000 employees, hitting a record high, even though enrollment dropped by 110,000 ...

A health alert has been issued for harmful blue-green algae toxins in several lakes around Orange County, according to a news ...

Florida panthers. Thirty-six of the endangered cats were killed by vehicle strike – the most since 2016. Yet Florida has no ...

Graham Williams of the St. Johns River Water Management District land management will discuss the Hal Scott Preserve, home to a population of federally endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers. Williams ...

Did you know McLeod County has its own database and interactive maps based on aerial images that any resident can access from home? Christy Christensen, the county’s geographic information ...

Lawmakers in Oklahoma this week advanced a bill aimed at protecting gun rights of state-registered medical marijuana patients ...

The morning commute is starting with multiple crashes slowing traffic on the interstates in Des Moines on Thursday morning.

An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside ...

Kids’ activities, art and craft vendors, bounce house, food and drink, baked goods, local history, educational exhibits and more. All proceeds help preserve and share local history. Presented by ...

From whale watching in Monterey, California, to dune surfing in Colorado and beach bliss in Hawaii, here are some of the best ...

A freeze watch for 13 Florida counties is in effect until Friday morning as Arctic air moves into the state, sending ...