TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that includes preventing local governments, including Monroe County, from adding flu…
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) continues to support the sustainability of Florida’s recreational re…
COLLIER COUNTY — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has concluded its initial investigation into what is confirmed to…
TALLAHASSEE — State budget talks won’t resume until after the Memorial Day holiday weekend, legislative leaders announced last week.
LAYTON — Florida’s Coral Reef is in trouble, but hope arrived recently in the form of nearly 1,050 coral babies spawned and raised at the Flor…
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate recently confirmed Rodney Barreto for another term as chairman of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation …
SOUTH DADE — Parts of the 18-Mile Stretch and Card Sound Road were closed last Thursday and Friday due to wildfires in south Miami-Dade County.
TALLAHASSEE — Though they will have to return to Tallahassee to hammer out a budget, Florida lawmakers finished most of the business of the 20…
TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers during the recently completed regular legislative session approved barring students in elementary and middle s…
TALLAHASSEE — With Democrats calling the changes an “assault on the very spirit of Florida’s democracy,” the Republican-controlled Legislature…
TALLAHASSEE — While shorebirds and seabirds typically nest directly on beaches along Florida’s coasts, species including black skimmers, least…
TALLAHASSEE — The American crocodile, which can be found in coastal regions of southern Florida, is a conservation success story. Hunting and …
MONROE COUNTY — The Monroe County Land Authority has announced the pending closeout of a $15 million grant program to purchase 21 homes damage…
TALLAHASSEE — A special House committee began hearings last week to consider possible alternatives for asking Florida voters to cut property taxes.
TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers last Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would make a series of changes related to charter schools, in…
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s bat maternity season, when most of the state’s bats give birth and raise their young, began April 16 and lasts until A…
BOCA RATON — By 2050, sea levels along the United States coast are expected to rise by 10-12 inches, increasing flooding in low-lying areas. D…
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Keys could receive up to 900 residential building allocations over the next 10 years and see its state-mandated resi…
TALLAHASSEE — Days after a mass shooting at nearby Florida State University, the state Senate appeared poised to scuttle a controversial propo…
TALLAHASSEE — A proposal designed to prevent golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury resorts in state parks is ready to go to the full Senate.
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s jobless rate held steady in March.
MONROE COUNTY — According to Earthjustice attorney Suzanne Novak, the Florida Keys has the highest percentage of “forever chemicals” in its dr…
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House of Representatives last week approved a bill that would allow the state to award 825 new building permit alloc…
GAINESVILLE — Risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites, according to a study by scientists …
TALLAHASSEE — As the Florida House and Senate prepare to formally negotiate a budget, their proposals are sprinkled with spending on local pro…
TALLAHASSEE — As cities and counties across the state debate the issue, the Florida Senate last week passed a bill that would prevent local go…
FLORIDA — When you think of termites, you probably don’t imagine them aboard yachts, cabin cruisers, sailboats or other watercraft floating ac…
TALLAHASSEE — A measure to help with hurricane preparedness and response continued moving forward Thursday, April 10, in the Florida House, a …