A bear advocacy group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Florida’s wildlife agency over its approval of the first black ...

Conservationists are suing to stop Florida from holding its first black bear hunt in a decade. State officials approved the plan in August despite strong opposition.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission plans to issue 187 hunting permits for the Florida Black bear hunt scheduled for December.

A Republican lawmaker addresses questions about his proposed national park study in north central Florida as citizens ...

It's time to pull out The Star Banner's crystal ball for week 5 high school football predictions in Marion County.

F.L., proposed turning 2,800 square miles of preserved land in North Central Florida into a national park. The bill hasn't ...

A push in Congress to designate Ocala National Forest and the surrounding springs is drawing mixed feedback from locals, ...

The Florida nurse who was accused of raping her teenage stepson has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading ...

Time has a funny way of playing tricks on you at the Ocala Antique Mall and Estates in Ocala, where three hours feels like thirty minutes and your phone’s step counter thinks you’ve walked to Georgia ...

A change.org petition opposing Congressman Randy Fine's proposed Florida Springs National Park has attracted 6,500 signatures ...

A Florida man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his husband, who investigators say was drugged, ...

Marion County commissioners have agreed to publish county legal notices on the county’s website instead of a local newspaper, ...