KEY WEST (AP) — On Jan. 1, a new four-month ban on grouper fishing goes into effect to protect the species during its primary spawning season. ...more

December 27, 2009

State wildlife officials are reporting that a record number of manatees were found dead in state waters this year, due partly to cold weather in early 2009. ...more

December 19, 2009

Democrat Scott Maddox said Monday he wants to make the debate over offshore oil drilling a major issue in his 2010 race for the office of state agriculture commissioner. ...more

November 24, 2009

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

Aug. 21 was a mess for the oil industry. That was the day an oil platform off the northern coast of Australia began leaking 300 to 400 barrels of oil a day into the Timor Sea. Reports are that the leak continues, fouling thousands of miles of ocean and threatening marine life. ...more

October 30, 2009

Mary and Lee Wilkerson have won preservation awards and accolades from travel Web sites for their painstaking restorations of older beach homes in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

October 22, 2009

One of Gov. Charlie Crist's top priorities may be in trouble on the final day before lawmakers turn their focus on a budget agreement. ...more

May 1, 2009

Smuggling illegal immigrants into Florida is not against state law, but the House has unanimously passed a bill to change that. ...more

April 24, 2009

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

January 11, 2009

Daily Fishing Report ...more

January 5, 2009