PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — Drivers across Pasco County can expect slower travel times and shifting traffic patterns next week as road crews begin another r [...]
The State of Florida on Thursday executed 72-year-old Navy veteran Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. by lethal injection for the 1996 kidnapping and murder of [...]
A massive, 3,000-mile plume of dust from the Sahara Desert is traveling across the Atlantic Ocean and is scheduled to reach Flori [...]
TAMPA, Fla. - Florida health officials are urging residents to take steps to avoid mosquito bites over the Labor Day holiday as H [...]
Patients visiting emergency departments in Florida spend an average of 2 hours and 44 minutes before being discharged or admitted [...]
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas County Mosquito Control is expanding its eradication operations and urging local residents to ta [...]
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Low-flying helicopters will spray insecticides over parts of Brandon and Seffner overnight on Monday, [...]
A North Carolina teenager remains hospitalized in critical condition after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic amoeba th [...]
Tampa Bay Homeowners Urged To Check Avocado, Shade Trees As Lethal Laurel Wilt Spreads
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A deadly tree disease that has swept across Florida is threatening residential yards throughout the Tampa Bay area, putti [...]
Southwest Florida Groundwater And Rivers Drop Below Normal As District Urges Conservation
Water levels across Southwest Florida's aquifers, lakes, and rivers fell below normal historical ranges at the end of August, prompting regional wate [...]
Florida Cracks Down On Egg Prices: 5.6 Million Free Eggs Headed To Local Food Banks
Florida food banks in all 67 counties are receiving 5.67 million Grade A eggs under a multistate antitrust settlement resolving allegations of egg ma [...]
Florida Stops Animal Imports From Parts Of California And Arizona Over Screwworm Threat
Florida agriculture officials have expanded animal movement restrictions to include four counties in California and five in Arizona after new cases o [...]
A child was taken to the hospital on Monday after being bitten by an alligator while swimming in the Weeki Wachee Preserve, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.
The attack happened on Sept. 7, 2026, when the child was in the water with a group of other juveniles. Following the bite, the group managed to reach a nearby sandbar, whe [...]
Florida shoppers can now buy select outdoor recreation equipment, fishing tackle, and hunting gear without paying state sales tax, a tax-free period that runs through December 31.
The exemption, which began September 1, covers a broad list of outdoor supplies with specific price limits on several camping and fishing items.
Under the rules, a [...]
State wildlife officials confirmed that an algal bloom recently detected off Northeast Florida was not red tide, following advanced laboratory testing.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), genetic and toxin testing revealed the bloom consisted of Karenia papilionacea, a related species, rather than Karenia b [...]
TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa convenience store owner faces legal action after an undercover state sting caught him trying to pocket a customer's $1,000 winning scratch-off tick [...]
A 4-year-old boy missing from the Cleveland area since March 18, 2026, has been found safe in Southern California, federal authorities announced.
The child’s mother initially a [...]