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TALLAHASSEE — In what could be a record ninth execution this year in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a death ...
The clerk’s office manages four historical sites within Manatee County: Manatee Village Historical Park, Palmetto Historical Park, the Florida Maritime Museum and the Manatee County Agricultural ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state budget Monday, approving funding for infrastructure improvements and mental health ...
The deployment of eight new fish aggregating device buoys will provide closer pelagic fishing opportunities ~25miles offshore ...
Divers are getting excited about the planned sinking of the SS United States. The once glorious luxury ocean liner is slated to become an artificial reef.
Its most recent owner before Okaloosa County, the SS United States Conservancy, purchased the ship in 2011 with plans to transform it into a hotel, condominiums or multi-purpose venue.
The lawsuit appeals to President Trump to save SS United States as "not just a matter of preserving a historic vessel, but honoring the legacy of American greatness." A motion by Okaloosa County to ...
U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers on April 23 denied a motion by Okaloosa County, Florida, the owner of the SS United States, to have the lawsuit dismissed.
In a $10.1 million deal with the Okaloosa County, Florida, tourism board, the salvageable remains of the SS United States will be stored in a dedicated onshore museum, while the ship itself will ...
The SS United States is set to join Okaloosa County’s more than 500 artificial reefs, which include a dozen smaller ship wrecks. Officials hope to draw tourists and generate millions of dollars ...