HB 1143 includes a drilling ban within 10 miles of the state’s three National Estuarine Research Reserves — Apalachicola Bay, Guana Tolomato Matanzas and Rookery Bay. An oil lobbyist was the only ...

Amid growing concerns over a plan to drill for oil and gas near the Apalachicola River, a proposal by two North Florida ...

House Speaker Daniel Perez accused Gov. Ron DeSantis of lying about the House’s budget, saying he was “emotional” and ...

The bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection to evaluate how oil spills could impact coastal industries.

The Florida House Wednesday OK'd a bipartisan proposal that effectively bans oil drilling for 52 miles along the banks of the ...

Amid growing concerns over a plan to drill for oil and gas near the Apalachicola River, a proposal by two North Florida ...

The House bill sponsors said that their legislation is a response to a decision last year by the FDEP to permit an exploratory oil well along the Apalachicola River..

Multiple fires broke out in Bay County over the weekend, including a shed fire that damaged several structures and a brush fire near Under the Oaks Park. PANAMA CITY — Multiple fires broke out over ...

Florida lawmakers are moving the pieces into place on whether Florida will ban oil exploration and drilling along the ...

Florida State University announced the Donald L. Tucker Center will offer support services to those affected by Thursday’s shooting that injured six people. The Sons of the American Revolution ...

Smith decided last month to take an open stance opposing proposed oil drilling on the Apalachicola River. The sheriff has become one of the loudest and most influential voices in the “Kill the ...

Like many of his electorate, Smith spent his childhood on the waters of the historic Apalachicola River. And as part of his upbringing, he was taught to respect the river. “Try to leave it ...