FAC News Clips

COUNTY  Bradenton Herald  FL makes surprise move to stop Manatee’s wetland protections   As Manatee County leaders were poised for a final vote to restore local wetland protections, state officials [...]

COUNTY  Fox 35  Orange County firefighters test augmented reality helmets in smoke-filled rescues   ORLANDO, Fla. - Orange County Fire Rescue is testing new augmented reality (AR) helmets that improve visibility [...]

COUNTY  WTSP  Pinellas County commissioners approve $813M 'Disaster Recovery Action Plan'   Following a public comment period, the county says it will submit the plan to the U.S. Department of [...]

COUNTY  Your Observer  Sarasota commissioners OK a range of dredging plans, spending   The first of what could be a succession of dredging projects in Phillippi Creek will likely begin [...]

COUNTY  Fox 13  Pinellas leaders to weigh plan for $813M in hurricane relief funds   PETERSBURG, Fla. - Pinellas County commissioners are expected to talk Tuesday about a plan to spend more than [...]

COUNTY  Tallahassee Democrat  Florida drought. See list driest counties, rain forecast, burn bans  More than 16 million people in Florida, 82% of the state, are suffering from drought conditions ranging [...]

COUNTY  Ocala News  Half of the horses competing in the 2025 Kentucky Derby have ties to Marion County   At least half of the horses competing in the 2025 Kentucky [...]

COUNTY  TC Palm  Scrutiny, changing priorities also may put Brightline station at risk  STUART — Shifting priorities for federal transportation grants, and closer scrutiny of those grants, like the one [...]

COUNTY  Citrus County Chronicle  Dock rule shake-up in manatee waters under review   A proposed amendment that could affect dock construction in Citrus County’s manatee habitats is temporarily on hold while [...]

COUNTY  ABC Action News  Pinellas County mobile home owners hope county will use federal funding to help  The county was recently awarded $813 million in federal relief to help meet [...]