Barrier islands are Florida’s postcard paradises. And developers keep building on them and people keep moving to them in a ...

The signs of a changing climate are no longer subtle, they’re here, and they’re reshaping life in Florida. Hurricane Helene ...

If you're looking to escape wintery cold, the ocean is just a few hours' drive away from Knoxville. By car, the closest ...

Lee County leads Florida in manatee deaths from boat strikes in 2025, with 14 recorded incidents. Statewide, manatee deaths ...

Community groups and volunteers spent Saturday cleaning up sections of the Nolichucky River in Greene County, removing debris that organizers said is still lingering more ...

A Florida doctor pleaded guilty Dec. 15 after a Buncombe County Sheriff's Office investigation showed he posed as a Tropical Storm Helene volunteer in Swannanoa, stole over $12,000 in donated disaster ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday announced it would send $350 million in funding to localities and electric cooperatives for relief efforts following Hurricane Helene and Tropical ...

BOONE, N.C. – Hurricane Helene didn't just flood Western North Carolina in September 2024, it also washed away years of hard work and future holiday memories for Christmas tree farmers in the area.

A 1,009-pound great white shark named Ernst has been tracked off the coast of Southwest Florida. The shark was tagged by the research group OCEARCH in Nova Scotia and has traveled over 2,600 miles.

A great white shark named Ripple has traveled into the Gulf, pinging off the Florida panhandle. The 11-foot, 778-pound shark was tagged by research group OCEARCH off Nova Scotia in September. Great ...

Dec 4 (Reuters) - Florida's entire U.S. congressional delegation on Thursday urged President Donald Trump to leave their state out of a plan by his administration to expand oil and gas drilling to new ...

The entire congressional delegation said expanding offshore oil would threaten military training and harm Florida’s coastal economy. Max Chesnes is the Tampa Bay Times' environment and climate ...