Sophomore star centerfielder Taylor Shumaker had five RBI and bashed a three-run home run as the Gators’ defeated Florida A&M ...

A Florida daycare worker is behind bars after deputies say she admitted to "spazzing out" and violently slamming a ...

Larry Cox. Larry Cox died on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the age of 78, at the home of his daughter in Orlando, Fla. Born ...

Central Florida faced “high fire danger” this week, the National Weather Service said, and crews were still battling a 120-acre wildfire in northern Lake County late Tuesday that had been worsened by ...

A proposed slaughterhouse in western Martin County will bring more pollution and further generate toxic algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee, C-44 Canal, St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon, opponents ...

Supported by a home crowd Wednesday afternoon as Florida took on the South Florida Bulls for the second time in program history, Clark Hamilton decided to make some history of her own. With 13:29 to ...

Florida will host a license-free freshwater fishing weekend on April 4 and 5, allowing residents and visitors to fish without a license. Two family fishing events will occur during the license-free ...

While an oceanfront home may be out of budget for many retirees, lake towns across the country offer a more affordable alternative to waterfront living. After analyzing the cost of renting or ...

Florida's deepest lake, named Deep Lake, is located in the Big Cypress National Preserve. The lake is a 90-foot-deep sinkhole that formed around 6,000 years ago. Florida is certainly not known for ...

In 1881, Hamilton Disston purchased four million acres of central Florida land for 25 cents an acre. Disston's goal was to create a continuous waterway from central Florida to the Gulf of Mexico for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1881 — 145 years ago — Hamilton Disston made what may have been the most lopsided land deal since the U.S. got the vast ...