A large alligator forced the closure of Juniper Springs waterway in Ocala weeks after a deadly attack elsewhere in Central Florida.

The 150-acre wildfire burning in the Ocala National Forest was 75% contained as of midday May 3, according to Ludie Bond, a wildlife mitigation specialist with the Florida Forest Service.

A major fire in the Ocala National Forest has a highway shut down as a precaution. With a fire services escort, choppers were flying overhead, managing the fire with aerial water drop while ...

A 150-acre fire that started the afternoon of May 2 in the Ocala National Forest has led to an evacuation order for part of northeast Marion.

Three brush fires were reported in the Ocala National Forest “following the passage of a thunderstorm," according to a news release from the U.S. Forest Service.

A mammoth alligator in Ocala National Forest has been attacking paddlers, forcing wildlife officials to close a popular recreational waterway indefinitely.

The Florida Highway Patrol says the fire could affect travel on SR-19 near the forest Thursday into the night and early morning hours.

The Florida Forest Service continues to respond to wildfires in Putnam County that have been burning for days. It’s happening near State Road 19 and National Forest Road 74.

A 150-acre fire that started the afternoon of May 2 in the Ocala National Forest has led to an evacuation order for part of northeast Marion. County Road 314 between Southeast First Road and State ...

The closure affects the Juniper Springs waterway in the Ocala National Forest, about 300 miles north of Miami.