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Central Florida’s Urban Search & Rescue teams returned from a 15-day deployment to Texas, where they responded to devastating ...

More than a week after catastrophic flash flooding devastated Texas Hill Country, rescue efforts continue and among the teams on the ground is Florida’s own Task Force Four.

The sheriff emphasized that the issue was not the recruitment itself, which he acknowledged as a common practice, but rather how it was conducted.

Seminole County Dementia Caregiver Support Group: Sponsored by Alzheimer’s & Dementia Resource Center. 10 a.m. the first Wednesday of the month, AdventHealth Lake Mary Health Park, 2nd floor ...

Seminole County commissioners are expected to vote Tuesday on the county’s first property tax increase in more than 20 years.

Homeowners in Seminole County will likely see the first increase to their property tax rate in over a decade as commissioners work to balance the budget for the upcoming year.

Seminole County Public Schools will offer free breakfast to all students at select locations for the 2025-2026 school year.

Seminole County commissioners said their county is facing rising costs for essential services and therefore a tax increase is needed. Seminole has had the same property tax rate for the past 16 yea… ...

The Charlotte County Community Development Department is preparing to launch a new online platform to make floodplain information more accessible and easily understood.

On Wednesday at 5:40 p.m. the NWS Wilmington NC released an updated flash flood warning in effect until 8 p.m. for Columbus ...