Hontoon Island State Park floats serenely in the St. Johns River near DeLand, offering a pristine wilderness experience that feels worlds away from Florida’s crowded beaches and frenetic theme parks.

Authorities say 35-year-old Christian Akers and his 7-year-old son Wyatt died Thursday when their drift boat capsized in the Bogachiel River, southwest of Forks.

A Florida fishing community is in mourning after a boat crash claimed the life of a 27-year-old man. In a news release shared ...

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Florida Fish and Wildlife officials say 27-year-old Nick Knowlton died when he crashed his boat into a rock jetty near ...

Authorities are waiting on a toxicology report in connection to the deadly crash, in which a 72-year-old Ohio man died.

Nearby Samaritans and a Punta Gorda Police officer pulled him from the water to begin lifesaving measures. Not long after, ...

An adult female loggerhead sea turtle named Swim Shady has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean. She was treated at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Florida, after suffering injuries ...

FWC said Nicholas Knowlton was driving a 22-foot vessel when he crashed into a rock jetty in Charlotte Harbor near Fisherman's Village.

A night out on the water turned tragic in Punta Gorda. Florida Fish and Wildlife officials reported that a man died after a ...

The Coast Guard has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to review the July 28 collision of the push boat Wood Chuck with its ...

Escape to a quiet Florida Gulf island where time stands still and every sunrise feels like Old Florida all over again.