A longtime sergeant with the Longboat Key Police Department is calling it a career. Lee Smith began with LKPD in 2012 as an ...

A letter addressed to the town asks for the Gulf Shore and Twin Shores communities to be exempt from the canal assessment.

In addition to beautiful white-sand beaches, you'll also find the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, the Ringling Museum, ...

Attached are the Mayor’s Notes for the June 1, 2026, Regular Meeting. The notes include the following amendments to the Consent Agenda items that were circulated yesterday and today: • Agenda Item 5A ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Leon County judge denied a request to block Florida’s new congressional maps on Tuesday. Several lawsuits were filed against the new maps, which were adopted during the ...

LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. — The start of hurricane season is just days away, and Longboat Key leaders are emphasizing how properly preparing for a storm can be lifesaving. But in the aftermath of a storm, ...

The night she was born, the sand was still warm from a Longboat Key sunset. Above her, the dark sky shimmered with unfamiliar stars. Inside her, something even more astonishing was happening; a ...

Florida’s newly signed congressional map is reshaping the state's political landscape, with advocates warning it could alter voting power for years, particularly in Black communities. Gov. Ron ...

It’s just another day in paradise for the sheriff in the Florida Keys. Despite a report about Cuba discussing plans to use drones to attack U.S. targets, including Key West, Sheriff Rick Ramsey says ...

District 15 in Tampa Bay has been significantly reshaped. Congressional District 15, shown in blue, stretches from Crystal Springs through East Tampa. [ Image courtesy of Executive Office of the ...

A Leon County judge is now weighing whether Florida’s newly approved congressional map violates the state constitution after hearing arguments from both sides in court Friday. Plaintiffs argue the map ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. State Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Fla., speaks loudly on ...