City officials say the Peace River is approaching a level of 8 feet, which is where they say they become concerned. The City of Bartow is under a local state of emergency as they nervously watch ...

The Florida Cabinet voted in March to add Wilson Ranch, a 451-acre property surrounding the river's headwaters, to a list of parcels targeted for acquisition through a state conservation program.

Atkinson, who lives in the Peace River Mobile Home Park off Highway 60, says he has been through storm-related floods before and is worried he may have to go through it again.

What You Need To Know. The Peace River is ideal for finding fossils; Fred Mazza is a tour guide that helps clients find the good stuff; He's been in love with natural history since the age of 5 ...

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson has announced the allocation of $47 million in state and federal funding to preserve agricultural lands and protect vital natural resources in ...

The Peace River Wildlife Center is located at Ponce De Leon Park. It's open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, check out their website .

Dugas said she expects the mobile home park, about 200 yards east of the Peace River bridge at State Road 60, to flood in the next few days after Hurricane Milton.

Florida has closed on a $37.8 million deal that is part of an effort to keep more than 16,000 acres of ranch land in Southwest Florida from future development. Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet ...