A male Florida panther, estimated to be 2 to 3 years old, was killed by a vehicle July 1 on Interstate 75 in Wesley Chapel, ...

A rare animal was found dead in an unexpected location on a Florida highway outside the endangered species’ normal habitat. A ...

The 52 counties honored in this year's awards from the Center for Digital Government are transforming local government with cutting-edge tech while focusing on resident services.

It’s no surprise that Florida is a strange place. But some places in the Sunshine State are stranger than others.

Manatee County school district currently has 16 schools at or over capacity Student enrollment has increased by 5,000 students since 2022 Boundary changes would impact some students more than others ...

Polk County looks to keep the millage rate the same, meaning most property owners will pay more. Fire, trash and utility ...

Fourteen schools run by the district improved their grades in 2024-25, including five that improved from a D to a C. None of ...

A program that helps families repair and strengthen their homes after disaster strikes, has just launched in Polk County.

The state could arbitrarily move these benchmarks next year and then all of a sudden, Polk could be a ‘D’ or Polk could be an ...

In Polk County, Judd’s deputies seized more than 11 pounds of fentanyl on Oct. 21, 2022 but there has been several stings over the year that resulted in mass amounts of drug seizures.

Pinellas County’s beaches are the envy of the world. They bring in visitors from all over, and for locals like Anthony Coston, they are a major highlight of living in Tampa Bay.

County-by-county road closures in Central Florida after Hurricane Milton BY Spectrum News Staff Florida UPDATED 12:29 PM ET Oct. 15, 2024 ...