A controversial proposal for state parks sparked public outcry last year. Learn how legislators are responding to preserve ...

TALLAHASSEE — A committee of Florida lawmakers unanimously advanced a bill Tuesday to prohibit golf courses, hotels, ...

WIMAUMA, Fla. — Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies used their aviation unit to find and rescued a hiker after she got ...

Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise has signed an executive order extending a state of local emergency under authority granted by the county’s Emergency Management Ordinance and Chapter 252, ...

It felt like paradise standing out on the bluff overlooking the rushing river surrounded by dense foliage with Florida state park ranger Brian Brown. “When you come to Torreya State Park ...

A father who was instrumental in the fight for truth and justice following the Hillsborough tragedy has sadly passed away, according to a campaign group. Phil Hammond, former chairman of the ...

The State Park Protection Act will be considered in the Florida legislative session that begins March 4th. While large construction will be largely banned, the bills would allow the installation ...

Florida state officials are looking into the deaths of at least three alligators at Myakka River State Park. Park staff says there is no suspicion that human activity caused the deaths. SARASOTA, Fla.

Hillsborough County, Florida - A recent class action settlement ... The tax was imposed on most transactions subject to the ...

Environmentalists believe a proposal for golf courses at Jonathan Dickinson State Park was leaked in an effort to raise public awareness.

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