Ida has been downgraded to a tropical storm, weakening as it dumps heavy rains over Nicaragua. ...more

November 5, 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

As night temperatures cool and summer visitors leave Florida's beaches, a different type of visitor moves across the sand surface each night. ...more

September 30, 2009

An aircraft has gone down in the Gulf of Mexico off Johns Pass and rescue crews have recovered one body and are looking for others, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. ...more

September 5, 2009

DESTIN (AP) - A Panhandle fishing captain landed a 740-pound mako shark in a 40-minute battle with the big fish off the Destin coast. ...more

August 31, 2009

Now, another slap in the face to every patriotic, hard-working American taxpayer compliments of the Obama White House. ...more

August 27, 2009

our oceans. There are currently two bills up for discussion in the Senate that would allow offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, an area teeming with marine wildlife and valuable fisheries. ...more

August 26, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist and the Florida Cabinet have approved Progress Energy Florida's bid to build a nuclear power plant in Levy County. ...more

August 12, 2009

A federal appeals court ruling won't stand in the way of new oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

July 31, 2009

It looks like rain will be around the Tampa Bay area through the afternoon and probably into the drive home for most folks. ...more

July 9, 2009