As people in our area try to beat the heat by heading to local beaches and splashing around in the intracoastal, it’s ...

In Florida, four people have died this year after they were exposed to Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but deadly bacteria found in ...

Attracting mosquito-eating birds and bats to your yard is one way to boost your defenses against mosquitos. Don’t forget to ...

Gaps in detention standards for immigrants lead to inconsistent practices and poor conditions, watchdog groups say.

"Stop. Prevent your death!" You'd think a warning sign like that, especially one featuring a skeleton cloaked as the Grim Reaper, would deter divers. From above, the water looks stagnant and ...

“In most respects, ICE facilities operate with less consistent oversight and legal accountability than state or federal ...

People in Florida are having to worry about a unique disease-carrying insect known as the kissing bug. New research shows ...

“There is no water here to bathe,” Leamsy said. “They give you food only once a day, food that even has worms in it.” The ...

Florida wants you to kill as many of the invasive Burmese pythons as you can during the 10-days contest in July. But you ...

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is lashing out at Trump’s attorney general after the administration said there is no ...

Concerns about conditions for detainees were heightened when one was rushed out of the detention center Monday in an ambulance.

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