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Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer speaks about voting machine malfunctions at the county elections center in Phoenix on Nov. 9, 2022.

An Arizona official has a plan to speed up election results. Not everyone is on board

Arizona's Maricopa County faced criticism as it took days to count its votes in 2022. The county's Republican recorder has a proposal to try to fix the problems he sees.

On Wednesday in Atlanta, Gabriel Sterling, chief operating officer for the Georgia secretary of state, rolls a 10-sided die as part of process to determine which batches of ballots to audit for a statewide risk limiting audit of the 2022 general election.

Georgia election officials breathe a sigh of relief after uneventful voting

After a tumultuous two years in the spotlight, Georgia elections officials say a smooth 2022 has them hopeful for more "boring" elections.

An unkempt information kiosk is all that stands in Ortona Indian mound Park to educate the public about the park's significance.

Forgotten Park Episode 4: The State of Ortona Indian Mound Park

The annual Sugarcane Grinding Festival in Glades County continues to celebrate pioneer life while inadvertently protecting what remains of the land's indigenous heritage. Explore Ortona Indian Mound Park today and hear the community's hopes for honoring both the site’s ancient significance and preserving more recent agricultural history.

Florida gulf Coast University students Deshara Bagley (left) and Madison Wells (right) fill out voter registration applications at the League of Women Voters of Lee County table on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University on September 11, 2014.

League of Women Voters helps FGCU students register to vote and addresses barriers ahead of election

The League of Women Voters of Lee County visited Florida Gulf Coast University to help students navigate voting challenges ahead of the general election. FGCU students shared concerns about voter ID requirements and transportation to polling locations, while the League provided guidance and resources like Vote411.org to encourage civic engagement.

At noon on December 13, Wreaths Across America will be at Ortona Cemetery to Remember and Honor veterans through the laying of Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each and every veteran aloud.

'A person really isn't dead until his name is not spoken aloud anymore,' says Glades Wreaths Across America organizer

This tiny county in Central Florida may be poor but it is rich with honor and patroitism

A Timeline Of The Boston Manhunt

Not 24 hours after the FBI released images of two suspects in Monday's blasts, one of the suspects is dead and the other is still at large.

Texas prisoners go on hunger strike to protest solitary confinement

Dozens of men held in solitary confinement in Texas prisons are on a hunger strike to protest the practice. They want the state to limit who is held there and for how long.

Two visitors look at the art at Naples Artcrafters Fine Art & Craft Show

Five outdoor art festivals take place locally March 6-9

Warm Mineral Springs Future Uncertain

Five hundred years ago a group of Spanish explorers looking for the island of Bimini found what proved to be a peninsula instead. Their leader, Juan Ponce…

22 Florida Publix Stores To Offer COVID-19 Vaccinations

Seniors living in Citrus, Hernando and Marion counties will be able to get vaccinated for COVID-19 while shopping at Publix, under an agreement Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration reached with the Florida-based supermarket chain.

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