Mink are rare in Florida, and wildlife biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) are hoping to learn more about this small mammal. But they need the public’s help to find out where it occurs. People can report evidence such as mink sightings, photos and road-killed specimens online.
Recreational season for gray triggerfish and greater amberjack opened today in Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters. The commercial harvest of gray triggerfish also reopened today in Gulf state and federal waters.
When 1st Lieutenant David A. Zitelli, USAF, skidded his T-6B “Texan II” to a stop on the runway at Naval Air Station Whiting Field (NASWF) on July 23, it ended an era of joint student-pilot training between the U.S. Navy and Air Force. Roughly 100 Air Force students have participated in the training program each year since the partnership began 19 years ago.
FORT LAUDERDALE — The Obama administration reminded Florida lawmakers Wednesday that it’s not too late to expand Medicaid to more than 1 million residents in the state.
HURLBURT FIELD – In response to sequestration and civilian furloughs, the food pantry inside the Airman’s Attic at Hurlburt Field recently opened its doors to civilian personnel.
TALLAHASSEE — Florida health officials say they’re investigating 23 cases of a stomach bug that has infected more than 320 people in 14 states and New York City.
MIAMI — Health insurance giant Florida Blue, one of the state’s largest employers and political donors, wants to restructure itself, but critics warn the move could create a conflict between turning a profit and the obligation to provide low-cost insurance to its 4 million policy holders.
The tax exempt status of the United Peninsula Association and its effect on a Florida Department of Transportation project was discussed at a meeting last Wednesday in the Tiger Point Golf Clubhouse.
