Clearwater Fire & Rescue
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A mobile home in the Bayside Waters Mobile Home Park suffered serious damage in a fire that broke out [...]
Manuel Gonzales, Jr. (PCSO)
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A 20-year-old Winter Haven man, Manuel Gonzales, Jr., was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s O [...]
Clearwater Beach (File)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Friday that it will award $9.7 million in gra [...]
Cucumbers (File)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched an investigation into a Salmonella Montevideo outbre [...]
COVID Vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to significantly alter its approach to approving COVID-19 vac [...]
23andMe Logo
Pharmaceutical giant Regeneron has emerged as the winning bidder for consumer genetics company 23andMe in a court [...]
Water Faucet (Unsplash)
In an announcement Monday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin declare [...]
Homeless Man And His Dog (File)
Two University of Florida undergraduates are launching a collaborative project to bring health [...]
Drones And AI Take Flight To Boost Florida’s Hemp Harvest
A view from the ground of the hemp experiment at UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, FL. Here, researchers planted acres of [...]
Hybrid “Super Termites” Establish Foothold In Florida, Raising Alarm Bells For Widespread Damage
Termite Damage: Photo Courtesy: Thomas Chouvenc
Scientists confirm that two of the world’s most destructive invasive termite species are not only [...]
Florida Watermelon Farmers Embrace Automation, Reap Significant Water Savings
Smartphone apps allow farmers to easily control their automated irrigation systems. (Tyler Jones, UF/IFAS)
As May brings peak watermelon season to [...]
Florida Officials Urge Vigilance As New World Screwworm Threat Increases
Howard Cattle Corporation
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is sounding the alarm, urging veterinarians, livesto [...]
Goliath Grouper (MCSO)
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - Two individuals face legal repercussions for separate fishing infractions in the Florida Keys, according to reports from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Both men were issued mandatory notices to appear in court on Saturday.
The first incident occurred around noon in the Snake Creek area, where [...]
Biologists with Van Dorn water sampler offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. (FWC)
Monitoring efforts over the past week have detected the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, at background concentrations in several coastal areas of Florida, according to the latest reports. Officials emphasize that these low levels currently pose no widespread risk of [...]
Boat Crash St. Petersburg
As National Safe Boating Week concludes, a sobering new report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) underscores the urgent need for heightened safety on the state's waterways.
The FWC's 2024 Boating Accident Statistical Report, released this week, reveals a distressing increase in both b [...]
$1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR
LAKELAND, Fla. - A stroke of luck has made a Lakeland resident a millionaire. The Florida Lottery announced this week that Kham [...]
Gwendolyn Lewis
LAND O' LAKES, Fla. – The Pasco Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance in locating Gwendolyn Lewis, a 75-year-old woman reported missing and consid [...]