Tampa Electric Makes Strides In Hurricane Milton Power Restoration
TAMPA, Fla. - The Florida Supreme Court has temporarily suspended two appeals c [...]
Kelly Rae Short
A Florida woman has been arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) on charges of grand theft. Kelly Rae Short, [...]
Water Faucet (Unsplash)
A Florida Senate committee unanimously approved a sweeping bill Tuesday that would prohibit local gove [...]
Counterfeit cosmetics may contain chemicals known to cause cancer, acne, eczema, and other health issues.
U.S. Customs and Bor [...]
Healthy Lifestyle (Unsplash)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A free health fair is coming to St. Petersburg, offering residents a chanc [...]
Blue-green algae toxins (File)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County (DOH-Hillsb [...]
Measles Vaccine (Unsplash)
A measles outbreak in West Texas has claimed its first life, as a patient hospitalized with the vir [...]
Mental Health (File)
A new report from Florida TaxWatch highlights the critical role of Behavioral Health Managing Entities (B [...]
Slightly Sweeter News For Florida Citrus: Production Estimates Edge Up, But Challenges Remain
Florida Oranges (US/IFAS)
Florida's beleaguered citrus industry received a sliver of positive news Tuesday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture ( [...]
Forest Service Taps Grassroots Partners To Combat Wildfires, Protect Public Lands
Malibu Wildfire (X)
Faced with unprecedented wildfire seasons and the monumental task of managing nearly 200 million acres of public land, the USD [...]
Florida Approves Preservation Of 6,500 Acres Of Agricultural Land, Bolstering Rural Heritage
Ryals Citrus and Cattle property, Charlotte County, Florida. (Lauren Yoho / Wildpath)
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced [...]
Two UF/IFAS-Bred Strawberries Better At Resisting Nasty Pest
Sriyanka Lahiri, a UF/IFAS assistant professor of entomology at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center. Courtesy, UF/IFAS photography.
Chill [...]
Allen's Hummingbird by Zwazo James; Cornell Lab of Ornithology
A new report released at the 90th annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference reveals a concerning trend: widespread declines in American bird populations across all habitats.
The 2025 U.S. State of the Birds report, produced by a coalition of leading science [...]
Bat (FWC)
With Florida’s bat maternity season fast approaching, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is urging residents to prep homes and buildings before the state’s 13 native bat species start raising their young.
Running from April 16 to August 14, this period sees mother bats birthing and nurturing pups—often in [...]
Biologist lowers a Van Dorn sampler to collect water sample in the Gulf of America. (FWC)
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is continuing to monitor red tide conditions across the state. Recent sampling indicates that the red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected at background concentrations in one sample collect [...]
$1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR
A Florida man has claimed a $1 million prize from the Florida Lottery's $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR Scratch-Off game [...]
Allister Samer Nasr (Allister last seen on his bike, Courtesy of Allister’s family)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is u [...]