Last summer's secret plan to build golf courses on state parks wasn't first time Florida officials tried to bring unwanted changes to state parks.

The need to make Florida ... Panhandle, sand pine is the platinum of timber products, bumping on $25 a ton on pole.” “I need to be cutting that,” he said. Under Scott, eight state parks ...

The star of the show at Britton Hill is of course the quietly beautiful views of the rolling hills and forests of the Florida panhandle at the state's peak elevation of 345 feet above sea level.

Isolated severe storms are possible between Sunday night and Monday morning across the Panhandle and North Florida ... The strong winds along the State will significantly impact the marine ...

With so much coastline to explore here along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean all the way from the Florida Keys to the Alabama and Georgia borders, you'll want to branch out to peace out. Look at ...

A new national forecast predicts unusually high wildfire danger for the southern half of Alaska — a warning that lumps our typically winter-dominated state with sunnier climes like Texas and Florida.

A lack of backbone frequently plagues members of the Florida Legislature, where proposals are altered because lawmakers won't stand up to pressure.

The Florida ... move into the Panhandle and across Florida, but for this season, we expect a high-pressure system overall to prevail," bringing calmer and drier weather to the state.

Those involved in the ill-fated plans, quickly withdrawn amid a growing furor, should understand Floridians don't want to see their state parks spoiled with excessive clearing, paving and building.

In a perfect world, state Sen. Gayle Harrell's Senate Bill 80, the so-called "State Park Preservation Act," should be unnecessary. After the public outcry last year over plans to put hotels, golf ...