Because the region has averaged 22.5 inches of rain in the past three months, the Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District on Thursday relaxed emergency water restrictions for agricultural, commercial and recreational use. ...more

September 13, 2008

The secrecy that enshrouded Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's plan to buy out U.S. Sugar now threatens to undermine this critical effort to save the Everglades. ...more

September 13, 2008

A giant land deal for an area larger than the city of Chicago, intended to help the dying Everglades, has been slowed as both sides work out details of the proposal for the state to buy about 300 square miles from U.S. Sugar Corp., officials said Wednesday. ...more

September 11, 2008

More than two months after the state announced plans to buy out U.S. Sugar, congressmen are becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of information they're getting on the deal, and they're warning that the deal could do more harm than good to the Everglades region. ...more

September 8, 2008

The First-Quarter Moon occurs today at 2:04 p.m. as the Moon arrives at its furthest point from the Earth during this month's lunar cycle. What this means for the Florida angler is your windows of opportunity is very small and open very early and very late in the day. ...more

September 7, 2008

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun releasing water from Lake Okeechobee after record-breaking rainfall and ahead of the storms that are looming in the Atlantic Ocean. ...more

September 7, 2008

The search for a missing Lake Placid man whose boat was sucked into the 621 Spill continued throughout the night Wednesday and into Thursday morning without success. Listed as missing is James Carter Jr., 61, who was out boating with two other Lake Placid men on Lake Istokpoga at about 8 p.m. Tuesday. ...more

August 28, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mark Cook. ...more

August 25, 2008

a better reflection of the news value of the event than a description of this remarkable storm. ...more

August 21, 2008

PALM BEACH COUNTY – Two tornados touched down this morning in Palm Beach County, damaging a business and a home, but no injuries were reported as Tropical Storm Fay moved across the state. ...more

August 19, 2008