An aircraft has gone down in the Gulf of Mexico off Johns Pass and rescue crews have recovered one body and are looking for others, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. ...more

September 5, 2009

Authorities say two bodies were found floating in Lake Okeechobee. ...more

September 5, 2009

Bald eagles are being spotted throughout Florida, weeks before the official start of the nesting season. ...more

September 5, 2009

Florida has 1 million registered boats and other watercraft, and accident statistics are sobering. ...more

September 4, 2009

Poorly flushed canal systems are the root cause of several fish kills on Davis Islands this month, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Thursday. ...more

August 28, 2009

Trappers on Tuesday night snared a Florida black bear in the backyard of a homeowner in Pasco County. On Wednesday, the bear was tagged and taken north of where it was captured to be released back into the wild. ...more

August 27, 2009

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking hunters across the state to provide information on when they think white-tailed deer are breeding. ...more

August 27, 2009

Trappers last night snared a Florida black bear in the backyard of a homeowner in Hernando County, officials said. Today, the bear is getting tagged and will take a ride somewhere to the north of where it was captured, where it will be released back into the wild. ...more

August 26, 2009

An alligator capture has led to the arrests of some north Florida apartment tenants who forgot to hide their drugs, authorities say. ...more

August 5, 2009

The city council on Thursday asked the city's legal staff and police marine unit to devise a strategy to persuade the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to take a new look at allowing an ordinance setting speed limits and a no-wake zone on an approximately mile-long stretch of the Hillsborough River. The city can approve an ordinance, but officials say the state probably would nix it because of a lack of statistics showing accidents, injuries or fatalities. ...more

July 18, 2009