Saving gopher tortoises means protecting their homes, not just moving them By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp A rescued gopher tortoise arrived at the Nokuse Nature Preserve in Florida’s P ...

Florida Lotto players pick 6 numbers between 1 and 53 and have a 1 in 22,957,480 chance to win the top prize. Drawings are ...

Opinion: Florida moves gopher tortoises to save them from development, but experts say relocation may not solve the bigger ...

A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the identification and arrest of individuals responsible for ...

It's Election Day in Tampa Bay. Of course most voters across the region and nation are focused on the presidential election pitting Vice President Kamala Harris against former President Donald Trump, ...

With more than 100,000 permit applications submitted for a December bear hunt, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has reduced the number permits that will be issued — and the number ...

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Dad finally stopped driving at 86 after he crashed into a stop sign. Months later, his bank discovered that his driver’s license expired when he needed current photo ID to open an account, as in ...

In March 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law meant to curb “frivolous lawsuits” that he said were raising insurance rates for consumers while enriching predatory lawyers and scaring ...

The three victims of the Indian immigrant truck driver who made an illegal U-turn across a Florida highway earlier this month have been identified as Haitian immigrants, according to officials. The ...

A Florida man who fatally stabbed a married couple during a robbery is scheduled to be executed next month, which could extend the state's record number of inmates put to death in a single year.