What are those lanky, gray birds leisurely walking around our backyards, roadways and towns? Here's where you can find ...

Before scientists even knew how many Florida scrub millipedes were left in the wild, a quiet breakthrough happened in a ...

In 2025, Mike Holloway said Florida track and field “lost our pride.” Through the first two meets of 2026, a large and ...

Scientist on Burmese pythons: 'removing over 24 tons of python locally feels like a dent to me, but I’m biased.' ...

Florida's minimum wage is currently $14 an hour, following a voter-approved amendment in 2020. The state's minimum wage will increase by $1 annually until it reaches $15 an hour in 2026. Florida's ...

Florida law permits the use of fireworks on New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, and Independence Day. Outside of designated holidays, fireworks are only legal for agricultural purposes like scaring birds.

A new study estimates Sargassum seaweed costs Florida billions of dollars annually in economic damages. The Southeast Florida region, including Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, faces the most ...

Florida posted a slight increase in tourism during the third quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, even as Canadians continued to back off on travel to the U.S. Visit Florida estimated 34.339 million ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Open carry, often known as constitutional carry, of a firearm went into effect Thursday across Florida. A ban on open carry was overturned by an appeals court earlier this month, paving ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — New laws are taking effect in Florida on July 1, 2025, including protections for hotel owners and operators, and more rights for boaters. SB 606 is a new law that ultimimately makes it ...

STUART, Fla. — WPTV is tracking rising flu levels across the country and finding cases are climbing in Florida. Indian River, St. Lucie and Palm Beach County are all seeing rising flu cases, according ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is ineligible to run in 2026 due to term limits. U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds is the current front-runner in polls for the Republican primary. More than 30 candidates from ...