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

The U.S. Coast Guard reported its search boats and helicopters had spotted a large debris field about 20 miles west of Port Richey on Wednesday evening. ...more

July 8, 2009

The season's second tropical depression could develop in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend, according to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. ...more

June 27, 2009

A rescue in the gulf brought accolades for New Port Richey brothers Patrick and Garrett Pinder, along with their father. ...more

June 24, 2009

It was neither bird nor plane, but there was something in the air Friday morning over the water at Pinellas County beaches. ...more

June 20, 2009