A Florida family planned their dream home, until protected tortoises took over. Now, they're paying $1,300 in taxes for ...

The Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis could have dealt the state’s cultural groups a crippling blow. Instead, they just ...

We've rounded up 20 Florida beaches that will make you feel like you've sailed to the Caribbean—no passport required.

With a warm climate year-round and 1,350 miles of coastline, Florida has lots of places to enjoy a beach vacation. There are ...

Sea turtles are certainly among the most stunning and fascinating reptiles on the planet, and many animal lovers dream of getting the chance to see them up close in person. Florida’s warm coastal ...

FLORIDA KEYS — It wasn’t an easy road back to water for the 322-pound loggerhead named Lenny. The turtle was spotted injured, struggling to swim, near Alligator Reef off Islamorada in the ...

A group of sea turtles in Florida was released into the Atlantic ... and were found either floating in the water or washed up on land late last month after a major dip in ocean temperatures ...

Two other turtle rescues in Florida stand out ... whose flippers were frantically waggling. The land dwellers carefully placed the sea dwellers on the shore. Then the turtles waddled in the ...

When it's cold on land, it's also cold in the ocean ... the frigid temperatures reached South Florida. That meant cold-stunned turtles were also found along Palm Beach County's coastline.

Rescue teams brought the cold-stunned sea turtles to Panama City Beach to warm up. Dozens of cold-stunned sea turtles were pulled by biologists from the frigid waters of St. Joseph Bay in Florida ...