Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is aiming to pave an airstrip in the middle of Ocala National Forest and is facing ...

A 150-acre wildfire in the Ocala National Forest is 75% contained as of May 3. An evacuation order issued on May 2 has been lifted, though authorities urge people to avoid the area.

Just after 7 p.m. May 2, an evacuation order was issued for parts of northeast Marion County as the 150-acre fire spread in the Ocala National Forest. Authorities temporarily closed CR 314 between ...

A 500-pound "live bomb" explodes on a target at the U.S. Navy Pinecastle Range Complex in the Ocala National Forest, north of Altoona.

A brush fire in the Ocala National Forest on Friday, now named the Fernandez Wildfire has burned 210 acres of forest. The Fernandez Wildfire has covered 210 acres of the national forest with 60% ...

Ocala National Forest in North Central Florida is full of outdoor opportunities for a variety of recreation. Within its 387,000 acres, visitors can swim in springs, hike part of the Florida Trail ...

Tree cover loss in the Ocala National Forest spiked in 2006 and 2009. In 2006, a prescribed fire in the Juniper Prairie raged out of control and into sand pine areas.

Conditions might be a little shaky in Volusia County and other areas this week because of U.S. Navy bombing training at the Pinecastle Range Complex in the Ocala National Forest. Residents could ...

You cannot see all of Ocala National Forest in one day. Indeed, it’s difficult enough to just drive through in one day without stopping.Ocala National Forest is meant to be explored, and there ...

OCALA NATIONAL FOREST - Imagine sitting on a beach looking out over clear, sparkling blue-green water, the sun gently kissing your skin. Adjust your sunglasses and slather on some sun block. Then ...

State wildlife officials have unveiled plans for subdividing the sprawling Ocala National Forest into distinct hunting areas.The idea is to allow biologists to tailor hunting pressure to the needs ...