Apalachicola Bay opened Jan. 1 for a brief season lasting through the end of February. It’s the first time the bay has opened ...

The fate of a bill to ban oil drilling along the Apalachicola River in internationally acclaimed north Florida wetlands is uncertain. There's unconfirmed rumors of a veto by Gov. Ron DeSantis, and a ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A bill filed on Saturday in the Florida legislature could bring changes to water service in ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 30, 2026 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A multi-organizational research team from ...

Apalachicola, Florida residents and business owners express frustration over undrinkable city water during the tourist season. State representatives and residents call for audits and investigations ...

The House State Affairs Committee Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal that seeks to protect Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola River by requiring some environmentally sensitive areas to be shielded ...

APALACHICOLA, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is calling for accountability in Apalachicola as residents persist in facing a continuous water crisis. On Thursday, the attorney ...

The Society for Historical Archaeology is honoring the University of West Florida ( UWF) for its research in the Apalachicola ...

State Attorney General James Uthmeier called it “a real failure of leadership at the city level.” The Apalachicola waterfront is seen in 2018. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Thursday ...

A coalition of about 70 environmental groups commandeered the front entrance of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Monday to protest the department’s decision to permit an exploratory ...

Judge Lawrence P. Stevenson ruled the Florida Department of Environmental Protection did not consider the sensitive nature of the area. The case has drawn attention because the state and federal ...