On Tuesday night, the Eanes school board voted to shutter Valley View Elementary and end its Spanish immersion program.

TALLAHASSEE – For nearly a century, the mockingbird has reigned supreme as the state bird of Florida, surviving multiple coup attempts by the Florida Legislature. Once again, a lawmaker this ...

Almost everyone knows that Wisconsin's state animal is a badger — hence the Badger State nickname. But, did you know that the state has a host of other official symbols? There's an official ...

The district said it will save $2 million by closing Valley View after the current school year and sending students to Barton ...

A child in California is presumed to have H5N1 bird flu, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). As of Dec. 23, there had been 36 confirmed human cases of bird flu in ...

FLORIDA, USA — A Florida lawmaker filed a bill on Friday that aims to replace the mockingbird with the flamingo as the official state bird. The mockingbird became Florida's state bird in 1927 ...

A man has died following an assault in Brisbane's south-west. Police have launched a "major investigation" after the 52-year-old was attacked near Rudyard Street in Inala around 6:30pm on Sunday ...

Despite seven attempts by various lawmakers to dethrone it over a 25-year span, the northern mockingbird still reigns as the official bird of Florida. State Rep. Jim Mooney, an Islamorada Republican, ...

As the Florida Legislature warms up for its 2025 session, a highly controversial and regularly reappearing piece of legislation has been pre-filed — a bill to change Florida’s official state bird.

Eanes ISD leaders voted unanimously to close Valley View Elementary School. It comes after the district estimated a budget ...

Florida lawmakers could again consider replacing the mockingbird as the state bird. Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, filed a proposal (HB 81) that would lead to the flamingo replacing the ...