It’s no surprise that Florida is a strange place. But some places in the Sunshine State are stranger than others.

A heroic stranger saved a 6-year-old boy who was drowning in a Florida pool by diving in, pulling him out and performing CPR until the child started breathing again.

Orange Lake in North Central Florida has a large alligator population, estimated at 2,732, making it second in the state. Locals and visitors to Orange Lake frequently encounter alligators, but ...

This lake between Ocala/Gainesville is home to thousands of alligators and attracts many visitors for recreational and sport wildlife activities.

Timothy Schulz, a 42-year-old man in Florida with a history of meth-related arrests, was fatally shot by the police after surviving a swim in a lake full of alligators. Officers opened fire on him ...

A high schooler was found dead after he vanished on a group trip to a Florida lake, according to police and a school district. The teen was at a lake with five friends when he went under water and ...

Lake Okeechobee's water levels are currently low as the area prepares for the rainy season in Southwest Florida.

In a vote the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association board of directors selected Mystic Lake as the 2024 Florida-bred Horse of the Year.

An alligator attacked and killed a woman who was canoeing with her husband on a central Florida lake Tuesday afternoon after her spouse tried to fight off the predator but was unsuccessful ...

An alligator attacked and killed a woman who was canoeing with her husband on a central Florida lake Tuesday afternoon, authorities said, after her spouse tried unsuccessfuly to fight off the ...

FWC said the alligator attack occurred on Lake Kissimmee near Tiger Creek. A similar, though non-lethal attack happened in the same creek in March.