Four men were rescued after their boat sank north of the Dominican Republic and taken to Jacksonville, the Coast guard said in a release.

Part of a legal description of a boundary line of Dixie County, for instance, says it goes "southerly down the thread of the main stream of said Suwannee River to the Gulf of Mexico; thence along said Gulf of Mexico, including the waters of said gulf within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the mouth of the Steinhatchee River."

At least 55 statutes include references to the Gulf of Mexico, while local-government ordinances also are tied to the traditional name

While driving from the East Coast to the West Coast of the United States in one day would be far-fetched, if not impossible, driving from Florida’s Atlantic Coast to Gulf Coast in a day is much easier to fathom.

The National Weather Service urges small craft operators to avoid heading out to sea, as high waves and gale-force gusts could overturn boats.

Several fishermen helped Coast Guard crewmembers rescue four Americans whose ship had sunk after striking several rocks.

The Fed's proposal would prohibit fishing for snapper and other reef fishes along much of Florida's Atlantic Coast for three months a year.

A great white shark was pinged six times off Florida's eastern coast last week as it migrated toward warmer waters from the northern Atlantic Ocean.

After President Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf America, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis jumped on the idea.

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Fox 4's Austin Schargorodski reports on how a recent cold snap is leaving endangered sea turtles cold-stunned and vulnerable, and how the Florida Aquarium is stepping up rescue efforts to save them