LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) — As Trevor Murphy pulls up to his dad’s 20-acre grove in one of the fastest-growing counties in the country, he points to the one-story homes encroaching on the orange trees from all sides. “At some point, this isn’t going to be an orange grove anymore,” Murphy, a third-generation grower, said [...]
Ohio farmers reported lower corn and soybean yields in 2024 than they did in 2023 due to abnormally dry conditions during the growing season, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Ohio’s 2024 average corn yield was 177 bushels per acre, down 21 bushels from 2023. Growers harvested 3.2 million acres for grain, down 6 [...]
A Tenth District Court of Appeals panel recently affirmed a lower court ruling to dismiss the appeal of a state Oil & Gas Land Management Commission decision to proceed with plans to open public land to oil and natural gas exploration and production via fracking. Among the findings of the Franklin County Common Pleas Court, [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — The first television ads dropped last week in the Ohio governor’s race that’s still more than a year off. The early onslaught by a super PAC allied with Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy drove home how quickly the former bellwether state ‘s ruling Republicans are seizing the spotlight and staking claims to [...]
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration has launched a review of organizations that provide temporary housing and other aid to migrants to determine if they may have violated a law used to prosecute smugglers. The Department of Homeland Security has “significant concerns” that federal grants used to address an increase of migration under former [...]
The Ohio State University Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence has received $1 million for a metal casting workforce development and upskilling program from the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, through funding from the Department of Defense’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program. The one-year award will establish a Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship and [...]
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — NBC will now be the champion of Olympic broadcasting in the United States through at least 2036. The International Olympic Committee last week said it signed its long-time American broadcast partner to a $3 billion renewed deal for the 2034 Salt Lake City Olympics and the 2036 Summer Games. The IOC’s [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Discount carrier Spirit Airlines has emerged from bankruptcy protection. The budget airline — known for its no-frills, low-cost flights on a fleet of yellow planes — last week said that its parent, Spirit Aviation Holdings, exited Chapter 11 after finalizing debt restructuring. The reorganization plan, which received court approval last month, [...]
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose last week, ending a seven-week slide that helped lower borrowing costs for home shoppers leading into the spring homebuying season. The rate averaged 6.65 percent last week, up from 6.63 percent the previous week, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. A year ago, it averaged 6.74 percent. [...]