State extends Gulf snook fishing another year
tate wildlife regulators extended Thursday a ban on snook fishing along the state’s Gulf coast for another year
tate wildlife regulators extended Thursday a ban on snook fishing along the state’s Gulf coast for another year
A rare series of cold-water upwellings from the deep ocean has severely damaged coral reefs in Florida already stressed by pollution, scientists say.
All the old critics turned out to blast Gov. Charlie Crist’s no-longer-so big sugar land purchase as a bad deal for taxpayers that could wind up hurting Everglades restoration more than it would help it.
They were joined by some new ones, a handful of Tea Partiers and Rick Scott, who claimed his Republican rival for [...]
A six-month-old bear dubbed ‘Jarhead’ has been saved after having its head stuck in a container for at least 10 days.
The clear plastic container was removed from the cub’s head, where it had become lodged after the animal was digging through rubbish in a neighborhood in central Florida.
Animal welfare experts say the cub was [...]
The 2010 hurricane season in the Atlantic, now heading into its most active three month stretch, stands a strong chance of becoming the 11th above-normal season in the past 15 years, according to federal forecasters.
June and July were less active than the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center expected them to be when it issued [...]
Fueled by federal stimulus money, Florida is looking to pour millions of dollars into businesses that “go green” in a major way – but there are some strings attached to it.
In the first known program of its kind, the state plans to use $36 million in stimulus cash from the U.S. Department of Energy to [...]
TALLAHASSEE — Mike Sole announced Monday that he will resign as secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Sept. 10 after leading the state’s response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Gov. Charlie Crist appointed Mimi Drew, the agency’s deputy secretary of regulatory programs, as an interim replacement.
Sole’s letter of resignation to Crist [...]
(CNN) — Florida’s Everglades National Park and rain forests in Madagascar have been added to a list of world heritage sites in danger.
The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced the decision at its 34th annual meeting in Brasilia, Brazil.
Degradation of the Everglades has caused its addition to [...]
NEW ORLEANS – Government scientists are saying South Florida and the East Coast will likely not see any oil impact from the massive Gulf of Mexico spill.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday that an analysis shows most surface oil remaining in the Gulf has degraded to a thin sheen.
The oil is hundreds of [...]
Florida hotel and restaurant owners want to give travelers a free ride and a half-priced room to convince them to visit and they want to do it on BP’s dime.
The gulf oil leak has tourists gun-shy but many think BP gas cards and hotel vouchers could be the nudge skeptical tourists need to visit Florida.
A [...]
Industry the focus for month of September
Water Professionals Week declared in county
Former photographer honored in county fire truck dedication
Historic reunion slated for September in Inverness
Homosassa park names Svoboda volunteer of month
Runners join in fight against ovarian cancer
County employee service awards for August
Hot Pursuit 5K Challenge
Clothing county newborns
CFCC presents student leadership awards