Jax senator wants 2 percent of all gaming money for education

By at 16 November, 2011, 1:36 pm

TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Steve Wise , R-Jacksonville, doesn’t support a new destination resort bill that would bring Las Vegas-style casinos to Florida. But he knows what he’d like to do with the money. Wise is pitching legislation to take 2 percent of all gambling revenues paid to Read More

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2 men float ashore in Fla after drifting for days

By at 15 November, 2011, 1:57 pm

Authorities say two men floated ashore in South Florida after spending at least three days adrift at sea.

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2 oil spill claims offices in Panhandle closing

By at 15 November, 2011, 1:17 pm

Two oil spill compensation offices in the Florida Panhandle are closing.

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Scott hails 100-job expansion in South Florida

By at 15 November, 2011, 8:07 am

Gov. Rick Scott is praising a South Florida medical device company for a planned 100-job expansion.

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Retired prosecutor aims at Anthony attorneys

By at 15 November, 2011, 5:07 am

A retired prosecutor from the Casey Anthony murder trial calls her lead attorney "smarmy" in a new book and writes that even though the Florida mother acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter "may have deserved" the death penalty if convicted, he didn't think a jury Read More

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Snow birds Return to South Florida

By at 15 November, 2011, 12:15 am

Palm Beach County businesses are already seeing an increase in traffic, as snow birds begin returning to South Florida.

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Manatee season starts

By at 14 November, 2011, 7:03 pm

Manatees will soon be migrating down to South Florida waters, which means boaters need to be extra careful.

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Some PBC principals get failing grades

By at 14 November, 2011, 5:11 pm

For parents, a school’s annual grade from the state often tells a lot about the quality of education on campus.

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