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The largest single development project in Lake Wales history has taken the first small step to becoming a reality. Winter Haven Corporation has revealed plans to develop 1,800 acres of vacant land south of Thompson Nursery Road. The company hopes to master plan all 1,800 acres at once, company officials…

  Despite the challenges of COVID-19, Lake Wales continues to function as close to normal as possible, Emergency Operations Director Joe Jenkins said Tuesday night. Jenkins, also the city's fire chief, updated Lake Wales leaders on the latest measures and precautions being taken in light of the national health emergency,…

This womans name has been on the long-running lawsuit to reform Arizona foster care. Who is she? Mary Jo Pitzl, Arizona Republic © Mark Henle/The Republic Margaret Tinsley lent her name to the cause, but the hard work was done by attorneys with Childrens Rights, a nonprofit out of New York, the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest and several local attorneys. For six years, hers was the first name on the lawsuit that sought to change Arizonas child-welfare system. I...

EV Charging Network to Spread Across American Heartland   WASHINGTON, DC, March 3, 2021 (ENS) – Six large U.S. utilities have announced a plan to ensure drivers of electric vehicles have access to a seamless network of charging stations connecting major highways in the South, Midwest, Gulf and Central Plains regions of the United States. The Electric Highway Coalition – made up of private companies American Electric Power, Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Entergy Corporation, Southern Co., an...

A 6-year legal fight over Arizona foster care could end this week Mary Jo Pitzl, Arizona Republic © David Wallace/The Republic Anika Robinson of Gilbert is shown with a 4-year-old girl she is fostering at her home in Gilbert on May 10, 2018. Robinson has been fostering children for years and is one of several foster parents who helped created Jacobs Law, a state law that gets services for kids in the foster-care system. Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article gave an incorrect first name for group home Director Jenna Bowman. It also misstated the fee that plaintiffs attorneys may be paid for monitoring compliance with the settlement terms in the case.  A six-year drive to reform the states foster-care system could end Friday, when a federal judge will consider final approval of a class-action settlement.  The settlement, reached in negotiations between the Arizona Department of...