Contender, named in honor of OCEARCH partner Contender Boats, is the largest male white shark the group has ever caught, tagged and released in the Western North Atlantic Ocean. The adult shark is 13.8 feet long, and weighs an estimated 1,653 pounds, OCEARCH said. On social media, the organization referred to him as a "true ocean giant."

Members of OCEARCH recently tagged a massive 13.8-foot white shark off the Georgia-Florida coast. The white shark weighs 1,652.8 pounds and was last reported to be swimming in the Gulf Stream, east of the Sunshine State.

The largest male great white shark tagged by OCEARCH scientists has surfaced again off the North Florida coast.

Republican donors at a gathering last week in Palm Beach County openly discussed the prospect of Casey DeSantis' running for governor in 2026, and for the first time, Florida’s first lady is seriously considering the idea.

Florida first lady Casey DeSantis is considering running to replace her husband as governor when his final term runs out, according to a report. Donors are pushing her to run because her husband, Gov.