Rep. Jason Shoaf, R-Port St. Joe, wrote the ban bill, which prohibits DEP from issuing a permit within 10 miles of a National ...

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Monday denied a permit to drill for oil near the ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Thursday evening to ban oil drilling along the Apalachicola River in northwest ...

The bill on DeSantis’s desk would ban drilling, exploration, or production of petroleum products within 10 miles of a ...

This comes following a legal action by the Apalachicola Riverkeeper. The group focuses on protecting the Apalachicola River.

WCTV obtained a 127-page court record filed Monday by the FDEP, revealing that they agreed with a judge’s recommendation in April to deny the permit.

While DeSantis talks about hitting protestors with cars, Tampa police ask anyone demonstrating ‘to do so in a safe and responsible manner’ ...

A man was seen stealing an American Flag and POW/MIA flag from a Clearwater post office before he set them both on fire at a gas station across the street, according to a Pinellas County affidavit.

A ferry carrying 45 people and a private boat carrying six people collided near Clearwater, Florida, killing one person and injuring several others. Latest U.S.

In Clearwater, a large-scale rescue was staged at The Standard, an apartment complex on Drew Street. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office helped about 200 people near the Alafia River.

The fate of a bill to ban oil drilling along the Apalachicola River in internationally acclaimed north Florida wetlands is uncertain.

Earlier versions of the bill also would have prevented drilling near the Guana Tolomato Matanzas reserve north of St.