Prior to Election Day, Hillsborough County Administrator Pat Bean and several county commissioners expressed doubts that voters would extend the small property tax used to buy and preserve environmentally sensitive lands. ...more

November 10, 2008

A normally quiet summer Sunday morning in downtown Sebring will be transformed into a busy race site for hundreds of athletes ...more

July 13, 2008

Republican presidential candidate John McCain visited the Everglades last week to highlight his commitment to Florida's natural treasures and promptly stepped into political muck. ...more

June 10, 2008

If global warming accelerates over the next century, many scientists fear the planet's largest ecosystem could reach a tipping point with depleting nutrients in the oceans. ...more

February 18, 2008