Two Florida congressmen said Wednesday they have settled their differences over the Cross Florida Barge Canal, opening the way for development of a 115-mile long recreation and conservation corridor ...

TALLAHASSEE — A decades-old fight about possibly tearing down North Florida’s Rodman dam and restoring the Ocklawaha River is flaring again. Sen. Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach, on Thursday pushed back ...

The whole story, the canal, Rodman, defies partisanship. Democratic President Lyndon Johnson promoted the completion of the Cross Florida Barge Canal in 1968, and Republican President Richard Nixon ...

Florida’s longest-running environmental dispute — well, except for the Everglades, of course — gained a new chapter when Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $6.25 million that the Legislature budgeted for ...

Governor Ron DeSantis took his veto pen to the Rodman (Kirkpatrick) Dam line item in the state’s budget, dashing advocates’ hopes that “this could be the year.” The dam was originally built as part of ...

Look for more heat with a strong likelihood of afternoon thunderstorms this weekend. Inshore anglers might find snook and other predators feeding heavily just before a storm's onset. Give yourself ...

After a veto setback this week, proponents of restoring the natural flow of the Ocklawaha River are not standing down in their fight to dismantle the Rodman Dam. As fishermen in the Rodman Reservoir ...

This summer, we are witnessing astonishing events that bring to mind Florida women who fought tooth and nail to protect our natural resources — and happen to share the same first name. Marjory ...

Maybe it’s because there has been so much other headline-making news coming out of Tallahassee this legislative session. But one long-running Florida controversy — something that has led to thousands ...

Florida is well known as the Sunshine State, but its quieter, natural beauty often flies under the radar. Thrilling roller coasters and magic kingdoms do make for a fun vacation, but for those looking ...

On a recent boat trip on the Silver River to Silver Springs, I was again reminded of a fast-vanishing, old and more timeless Florida. One of powerful swirling, crystal-clear springs and of ...