Sixteen Polk County high schools performed their art in an eventful day that lasted midday until the end, including Frostproof, Fort Meade, Tenoroc, Auburndale, Mulberry, Lake Region, Haines City, ...

Florida Lieutenant Gov. Jay Collins is expected to tour Mount Dora on Wednesday after torrential rain washed out roads and ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida university students and an advocacy group for retirees are asking a federal judge to let them intervene in a lawsuit filed by young Republican groups challenging the ...

Villa Zorayda, a scaled-down replica of a section of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, was built in 1883 as the winter home of Franklin Smith. This architectural curiosity houses an eclectic ...

Florida is full of surprises. There’s what we think we know about the state—namely sunny beaches and Disney World. And then ...

In Florida's Ocala National Forest, springs are the thing. Swimming, snorkeling and hiking are all popular activities in the vast, wooded area.

The spring maintains a constant 72-degree temperature year-round, making it the perfect natural swimming pool regardless of whether it’s hot enough outside to fry an egg on your car hood or cool ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla.-- Damieon George Jr.'s leadership extends far beyond the gridiron. The senior guard, in his third season with the Florida Gators after his 2023 transfer from Alabama, is using his ...

A Florida killer known as the “Deacon of Death” was executed on Tuesday for the murders of two women whose bodies were found dumped in a pond in 1996, continuing a record 14 executions carried out by ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — In a thrilling conclusion to Week 8 of Football Friday Night, Lake Mary triumphed over Seminole 24-21 in the highly anticipated Backyard Brawl. The victory improves the Rams’ record to ...

Part of a proposal to build a 30-home subdivision in Bolton Landing. A Lake George real estate agent wants to build his dream home as part of a proposed 30-lot subdivision on 95 acres in Bolton ...

A deputy ran to save a little girl from a lake, but someone beat him to it: her big brother. The Pasco Sheriff's Office in Florida says the original 911 call was for a missing autistic child. By the ...