Only one in a hundred offshore drilling leases may produce oil, and there's no guarantee that near-shore drilling will bring big bucks to Florida. ...more

November 3, 2009

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Texas and Alabama get far less money every year from offshore drilling in their state waters than advocates say Florida can expect, the state's environmental chief told a House panel Wednesday. ...more

October 21, 2009

A bill passed Wednesday would make human smuggling a third degree felony with a five-year maximum prison sentence. ...more

February 4, 2009

With its imposing size, prehistoric appearance and unique barbed snout, the sawfish once was a common sight in Florida waters, often hauled to docks as a trophy catch or dispatched by fishermen when nets ensnared the toothy bill. ...more

December 31, 2008

A 62-year-old woman who was the victim of a strong-arm robbery Wednesday died Thursday at a local hospital, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

November 15, 2008

A Holiday man used an illegal gill net to catch 250 to 350 pounds of ladyfish Tuesday night, Pinellas County deputies say. ...more

November 12, 2008

Wildlife scientists are trying to figure out what caused a fish kill that had motorists holding their noses as they drove across the Courtney Campbell Parkway in recent days. ...more

July 29, 2008

Red snappers and Gulf reef fish are being protected by new rules implemented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission today. ...more

February 7, 2008

Restrictions on the amount of red snapper that can be caught in coastal Florida waters soon could be approved over the objections of charter fishermen who insist the rules will severely hurt their businesses. ...more

February 4, 2008

Federal officials on Friday suspended the development permit for Cypress Creek Town Center, the regional mall under construction at the junction of State Road 56 and Interstate 75 in Wesley Chapel. ...more

February 2, 2008