Fort Smith, Van Buren tourism tax revenue down through May
Hospitality tax revenues are down somewhat in the Fort Smith metro area from last year, but the region is seeing a steady, if slow, upward trend and a bit of…
Boynton Beach Vice Mayor charged with battery after City Hall altercation
The Vice Mayor of Boynton Beach is now facing criminal charges after grabbing a political rival’s phone during a tense encounter at City Hall earlier this year. Thomas Turkin, a…
North Florida Land Trust scores nearly 80 acres for preservation in Bradford County
U.S. Department of Defense entities helped fund the conservation acquisition that cost nearly $758K. The North Florida Land Trust (NFLT) has nailed another sizable land acquisition for conservation; this time…
UCF wants $50 million to be an engineering powerhouse – and out-of-state students to pay 10% higher fees
The trustees overseeing the University of Central Florida (UCF) voted to approve a 10% fee hike for out-of-state students for the upcoming semester, starting in less than a month. UCF…
New Florida property insurer approved to assume up to 30K Citizens policies in Q4
A new property insurance company approved in the Florida marketplace, Patriot Select Property and Casualty Insurance Company, has now been given the green light to assume up to 30,000 policies…
How a Nazi-Obsessed Amateur Historian Went From Obscurity to the Top of Substack
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Nearly a decade ago, Darryl Cooper, then a little-known…
‘A victory for every voter’: Appeals court blocks Miami election delay, calling move unconstitutional
A Florida appeals court has dealt a major blow to Miami officials’ controversial plan to delay city elections until 2026, ruling Thursday the ordinance extending elected officials’ own terms was…
Connections: New hires announced at medical school, UAMS clinics
The newly opened Alice L. Walton School of Medicine recently announced several new hires at the Bentonville-based campus. The school opened July 14 and welcomed its inaugural class of 48…
Tyson Foods expected to report a 9% decline in third-quarter net income
Despite financial improvement in the chicken segment, Tyson Foods is expected to report a decline in net income and a small gain in revenue when it reports fiscal third-quarter earnings…
Do You Condemn Israel?
Residents in the Al-Nasr neighborhood of western Gaza City receive sacks of flour following the arrival of humanitarian aid through the Zikim area, on July 30, 2025./Associated Press Get your…