Released into the wild decades ago, Florida’s giant pythons have multiplied into an unstoppable force, devouring native wildlife and collapsing fragile ecosystems. Epstein files update: Lieu calls for ...

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., slammed the Office of Congressional Ethics, saying it has dirt on lawmakers and have a slush fund they use to pay people off. “Congressional ethics is a joke,” she ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Calls to Florida’s problem gambling hotline concerning online wagers have more than doubled since the state legalized sports betting in 2023. According to a report from the ...

Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles, from the iguanas that fall out of trees in the winter, to the Burmese Pythons slithering through the Everglades. However, one species has been ...

Read full article: ‘Really terrifying:’ This mushroom could quietly invade Florida if we’re not careful A short-spined thrip, also known as Thrips parvispinus (original photo by L.S. Osborne) Read ...

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The Florida Senate passed the "Teddy Bridgewater Act" to allow high school coaches to spend up to $15,000 of personal funds on student-athlete welfare. The bill is named after NFL quarterback Teddy ...