Los Angeles County has agreed to compensate Kobe Bryant’s widow nearly $29 million after first responders published photographs of the NBA superstar’s helicopter crash. When their helicopter crashed into a mountainside near Los Angeles in January 2020, Bryant, the couple’s teenage daughter Gianna, and seven other people perished. The Los Angeles Lakers star and his […]

The county government of Santa Clara, California, plans to spend millions of dollars on childcare services and job development in an effort to avert an ongoing catastrophe. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors will discuss allocating $20 million to support three FIRST 5 initiatives and create a grant program to assist in reopening day care

On Tuesday, the Alachua County Commission overwhelmingly approved spending $8 million to purchase a trunked radio system from Gainesville Regional Utilities. The acquisition is contingent on approval from the Gainesville City Commission. This agreement has the potential to end a contentious disagreement over the administration of a system vital to emergency services. The enormous public

In a couple of years, where there is now a stony, desolate area along Ohio 729, a facility the size of 78 football fields will exist, producing electric vehicle batteries for Honda cars built in the United States. On Tuesday, state and local officials in Ohio joined executives from Honda and LG Energy Solution to

Residents of Botetourt County who came to a public hearing on a special use permit for a proposed 300-unit apartment building were disappointed to learn that the meeting would not be held. When the board agreed with the developer, Thomas Builders of Virginia, and moved the hearing to its meeting in March, dozens of people

On Tuesday, the Washington County Commissioners voiced their continued opposition to a bill before the Maryland Senate that would strip the county of its ability to collect an admissions and entertainment tax. Sen. Paul Corderman (R-Washington/Frederick) has introduced legislation that would exempt Washington County and its municipalities from the tax, which local governments in Maryland

Johnson County Government is happy to introduce Julie Karins as the new deputy county manager after a lengthy search process. On Monday, February 27th, she will begin her new job with the county. After Maury Thompson leaves Johnson County for another job in November 2022, Karins will take over that role. She’ll be in charge

Officials in San Bernardino County have declared a state of emergency due to the recent spate of cold weather that has hit Southern California. The emergency declaration was issued late Monday after many people in the county’s mountain regions spent the weekend unable to leave their homes because of several feet of snow. The announcement

Due to a lack of available volunteers and an increase in emergency medical care requests, Bergen County has formed its own mutual assistance emergency medical services unit. In an evaluation of Bergen County’s EMS services conducted earlier this year, County Executive Jim Tedesco and a panel of experts concluded that more resources were required. The