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.

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

Florida, introduced H.R. 4656, the "Path to Florida Springs National Park Act." It directs the Secretary of the Interior to ...

Lake County officials have expressed interest and concerns, citing potential impacts on hunting, forest access and existing projects.

Applications for black bear hunting permits are now being accepted in Florida. The application window opened at 10 a.m.

The next — and last — special sales-tax holiday in Florida for 2025 is the Hunting, Fishing and Camping sales-tax holiday. The sales-tax holiday starts Sept. 8 and ends Dec. 31. See list of items you ...

A motorcyclist died in a crash involving a car and motorcycle in Ocala, Florida. The crash occurred at the intersection of Southwest 17th Street and State Road 200. The motorcyclist was a 35-year-old ...

A two-vehicle crash in southwest Ocala on Aug. 23 killed a motorcycle rider. It was one of two fatal motorcycle crashes on Aug. 23. The other was later in the day on U.S. 441 North. Here's what we ...

Sydney Sweeney Refuses to Discuss American Eagle Ad Controversy While at TIFF Promoting ‘Christy' Movie: ‘I'm Not There to Talk About Jeans' ...

A 14-year-old boy was in court the morning of Sept. 4, accused of shooting and injuring a man the day before in Ocala. The teen, whose name is not being published by the Star-Banner because of his age ...