Expanded Hours For Gator Hunting Eyed
Final approval of around-the-clock alligator hunting is set to go before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission when it meets next month in Gainesville.
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Final approval of around-the-clock alligator hunting is set to go before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission when it meets next month in Gainesville.
Federal officials have released a proposal for new or expanded hunting and fishing at 74 national wildlife refuges, including St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge outside Tallahassee.
For the first time in nearly five decades, a small group of hunters in North Carolina will be able to hunt alligators this year.
Florida may proclaim itself the "fishing capital of the world," but wildlife officials say they need more anglers to help cover costs of running state programs.
A massive alligator killed by two Florida hunters might be big as the tractor they used to pull it out of the water.
Zimbabwe officials say they will stop pressing for extradition of the American dentist who killed a well-known lion called Cecil.
Three Central Florida residents have filed a legal challenge against a state decision allowing hunters to use silencers, citing safety issues as their primary concern.
Many hunters know they need to use caution while wielding a weapon, but it doesn't hurt to get a refresher on being safety.
Residents are invited to join wildlife officials Saturday for a free hunter safety course in Broward County.
The Florida black bear which was once on the verge of extinction is on the way to making a comeback and could soon be removed from the list of threatened species.
Hunters are getting a little extra daylight to track alligators this year. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted Wednesday to allow an extension for gator hunting.
The Florida black bear is no longer deemed a endangered species.
Two key priorities of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that failed to advance in the regular legislative session were discarded during the special session that began Tuesday.
A new congressional map will almost certainly sail through Florida's Republican controlled Legislature without any changes or substantive debate.
Sen. Clay Yarborough filed the bill again on Friday after it failed to pass during the regular session that ended March 13.
Officers responded to reports of a crash just before 8 a.m. in the 1200 block of northwest 188th Street.
A toasty Tuesday is ahead for South Florida, but it will get even hotter and more humid as the week continues and we head into the weekend.
Two key priorities of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that failed to advance in the regular legislative session were discarded during the special session that began Tuesday.
A new congressional map will almost certainly sail through Florida's Republican controlled Legislature without any changes or substantive debate.
Sen. Clay Yarborough filed the bill again on Friday after it failed to pass during the regular session that ended March 13.
Officers responded to reports of a crash just before 8 a.m. in the 1200 block of northwest 188th Street.
A toasty Tuesday is ahead for South Florida, but it will get even hotter and more humid as the week continues and we head into the weekend.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
King Charles III is delivering a rare address to a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday before attending a state dinner at the White House.
Gov. DeSantis unveiled a new congressional map that could flip Democratic districts to Republican control, sparking backlash and likely legal challenges.
The day after a gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Trump sat down with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell for a "60 Minutes" interview to talk about his experience.
The Supreme Court turned away an appeal from a Florida couple who alleged their parental rights were violated by a now-revised school board policy on students' gender identity.
Cole Allen was charged Monday in federal court with three counts including attempt to assassinate the president.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.