"I was not expecting it all." Greg Brandt's response to Gov. Jay Inslee's statewide shutdown last week is one that many local business owners share. "I just went into scramble mode when we heard about ...

DAYTONA BEACH — An emotional Greg Van Alst had to ask the question. “Is this real?” he said to open the post-race news conference. “... This place just has a magical feel.” A 41-year-old fence builder ...

Supporting one daughter playing women's hockey in the Olympics isn't exactly easy. Especially when the other daughter, a fellow Olympian, wants no yelling. So Greg and Robin Brandt sat as quietly as ...

BYRON — The Byron City Council on Wednesday pulled the plug on the development agreement and tax-increment financing for Towne Square, a $125 million plan that once promised an explosion of new homes ...

BYRON — After eight years on the Byron City Council, Ann Diercks decided it was time for her to follow her dream and run for mayor. On Tuesday, she faced Mayor Gregory Brandt and won with 1,335 votes, ...