ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to revise the critical habitat designation for Florida manatees, which have been dying in record numbers because water pollution is killing a main food source. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
By KEVIN McGILL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge on Monday rejected a lawsuit filed by Gulf of Mexico charter fishing boat operators opposed to federal regulations that include a requirement that they affix tracking equipment to their vessels.…
Allegiant air service announces new nonstop flights to Sanford, Florida via Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport beginning May 18, 2022, and operating through the summer. Orlando Sanford International Airport is about a 45-minute drive from Disney World in Orlando and Universal Studios…
An Ocean Springs man took down a 13-foot alligator that had been poaching calves on a private cattle ranch. Doug Borries, who owns Dynamic Outdoors TV,…
A Florida man fought off a black bear and managed to save his dogs. The video was shot by a doorbell camera at a home in Daytona Beach. It shows the…
Of the eight Major League Baseball superstars competing in this year's Home Run Derby, half of them hit more than 27 home runs in a single round. That means a local high school…
A Mississippi pharmacist pleaded guilty today and a Louisiana marketer pleaded guilty on Aug. 12 in the Southern District of Mississippi for their roles in a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud TRICARE and private insurance companies by paying kickbacks to distributors…
Standing in her grandparents’ backyard in the small town of Cocoa Beach, Florida, 13-year-old Nyla Trumbach watched NASA’s space shuttle launch from Kennedy Space Center on nearby Merritt Island. “Not only could I hear it, but I could ‘feel’ it,”…
MIAMI (AP) — Firefighters officially ended their search for bodies in the debris of the collapsed Surfside condo building on Friday, even as police and forensic specialists continue working to identify human remains. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told…
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - A fire official says four more victims have been be found in the rubble at the site of the Florida condominium collapse, bringing the death toll to 36. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire…
Crews in Florida are working to prevent the collapse of a large wastewater pond to avoid a “catastrophic flood.”
Mississippi State Women’s basketball, 14th ranked Lady Bulldogs on the road tonight, taking on Florida. Mississippi State-68 Florida-56 Ole Miss-62 Auburn-58
After more than 43 years of public service, Gulf Islands National Seashore Superintendent Dan Brown will retire on January 2, 2021. Brown has been Gulf Islands’ superintendent since 2010, arriving just as the Deepwater Horizon oil washed ashore. Steve McCoy,…
A massive ten-foot long alligator was spotted at a golf course in Florida. The gigantic, dinosaur-like gator was caught roaming the lawn at Valencia Golf and Country Club in Naples giving golfers nearby a good scare. The sighting comes just…
The National Hurricane Center in Miami predicts that after coming ashore Thursday morning, Eta will move northeast across Florida.
The founder of the popular beach clothing brand Salt Life is being held as a “flight risk” in the death of an 18-year-old woman who prosecutors said was shot while they were playing with a gun in a hotel room.
Tropical Storm Eta is squatting off western Cuba, and forecasters say it’s unclear where it might strike land again.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – The Southeastern Conference has fined Florida football coach Dan Mullen $25,000 for his role in a benches-clearing brawl against Missouri. The league also issued half-game suspensions for Missouri linebacker Chad Bailey, offensive lineman Dylan Spencer and defensive lineman Markell Utsey. Each of them will sit out the first half of Missouri’s […]
A Florida wildlife protection agency says it has broken up a trafficking ring that illegally trapped squirrels and shipped them to Asia.
Certainly not the only game COVID-19 messed up today as Saturday’s SEC showdown between LSU and Florida has been postponed. The Gators had a massive outbreak this week, having 21 players test positive as well as two assistant coaches which…
Officials said Tuesday that two-thirds of the planned layoffs involve part-time workers but they ranged from salaried employees to hourly workers.
Here’s a look at some of the damage Hurricane Sally caused in Pensacola, Florida and its surrounding areas. The storm dumped catastrophic levels of rain on Pensacola, some areas seeing more than two feet of rain. Officials have already reported…
Waste Management is suspending service for recycling temporarily because of damage to its facility in Florida. In addition, garbage service is a day behind this week because of Hurricane Sally. Because service was suspended Tuesday, service is a day behind…
A 34-year-old Biloxi man died Sunday night in a three-vehicle wreck on Highway 98 on Okaloosa Island, Florida Highway Patrol said in a press release. The collision happened about 7:30 p.m. Sunday just past the Destin bridge, FHP said. The…