The once-weekly watering rules in effect for 18 months will go on until September. ...more

June 25, 2008

WEST PALM BEACH - The state of Florida and U.S. Sugar Corp., the nation's largest producer of cane sugar, are negotiating the sale of thousands of acres of farmland in the Everglades to help restore the wetlands, three officials familiar with the potential deal said Monday. ...more

June 23, 2008

To showcase its long-standing indifference toward the environment, the Bush administration last week announced it will not interfere with Florida's practice of pumping polluted farm water and suburban runoff into the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee. ...more

June 19, 2008

You'll learn this month whether you can turn on your sprinklers an extra day each week. In the meantime, while you're watching the grass grow browner and waiting for water managers to make their decision June 24, consider this: You've got it tougher than anyone else in Florida. ...more

June 6, 2008

TAMPA - For those itching to match their skills and nerve against the state's iconic reptile, the chance to get a license for the state's annual alligator hunt arrives at 10 a.m. ...more

June 3, 2008

SEBRING — Contrary to popular opinion, the exotic meats sold in a local store do not taste like chicken, said the owners of Surf–N– Turf Market. In addition to selling seafood, steak, produce and chicken (that tastes just like chicken), the new market at 11915 U.S. 27 South, near Lake Josephine Drive, sells alligator tail and ribs, soft shell turtle and frog legs. Co-owner Pat Patterson said he would never sell something that he wouldn't serve to guests at his home. "A lot of people are apprehensive about trying something new," said Patterson. "But then they usually get invited to try it at somebody's house, and find out it's delicious." ...more

May 19, 2008

The squall line that blew through Central Florida on Monday couldn't have had lousier timing. Not only did it declare, in soaking fashion, a startling end to a week's worth of chamber of commerce weather, it did so in lock step with the high school bands marching down Seventh Street to proclaim the start of the 61st Pasco County Fair, reducing their traditional trumpeting to so much brass-plated gargling. ...more

February 21, 2008

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

February 14, 2008

The Florida Lottery turns 20 this year, a milestone that is marked by stiffer competition for players' gambling dollars. ...more

February 11, 2008

Low water levels in Lake Okeechobee are forcing the closure of a key navigation lock that allows boaters to cross between the lake and the Kissimmee River. ...more

February 4, 2008