CENTRAL FLORIDA — Memorial Day was established as a national holiday to honor U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in its armed forces. A variety of Central Florida events will be ...

Florida ranks No. 1 for invasive species in the continental United States with more than 500 species of problematic animals, birds, plants, and fish. Thanks to its subtropical climate, wildlife ...

Satellite images early Friday show Saharan dust over the Florida peninsula and the eastern Gulf. The National Hurricane Center is watching a tropical wave in the central Atlantic. Historically ...

Yet, some birds are known to steal food from others instead of finding it themselves. One such famous bird is the Frigate Bird from South Africa. Living near the sea, the Frigate Bird is an expert at ...

Saharan dust is making its way toward Florida, according to the National Weather Service in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This weather phenomenon typically affects the region in the summer.What is ...

The Florida Panthers are headed back to the Stanley Cup Final for the third consecutive year. And they had an uphill climb on Wednesday night to get it done. Florida overcame an early 2-0 ...

A video posted by the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station showing the rescue of a night heron caught in fishing line has drawn more than 13,000 views in less than 24 hours-and renewed attention to the ...

Polk County, Florida Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies shot and killed a man who charged deputies with garden shears and tried to grab a gun from a patrol vehicle, all after he was attacked by an ...

Two men stand guard in front of the Fort Lauderdale Yacht Club after a boat explosion near the club, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP) ...

A meth-crazed Florida man survived getting bitten by an alligator — just to be fatally shot when he charged at cops trying to help him. The wild scenes erupted after Timothy Schulz, 42 ...

Bridgette Matter joined the Local 10 News team as a reporter in July 2021. Before moving to South Florida, she began her career in South Bend, Indiana and spent six years in Jacksonville as a ...

A Florida charter boat captain is headed to prison for poisoning and shooting dolphins. The Department of Justice announced that Zackery Brandon Barfield, 31, of Panama City, was sentenced to 30 ...