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

This year, Ocala National Forest visitors with a permit can browse two designated areas marked by signs and pink flagging with trees mostly 3 to 15 feet tall. All stumps must be cut to 6 inches ...

A national forest in Florida offers a wide range of outdoor activities, wildlife sightings, and a break from the crowds of ...

Attorneys for the state of Florida say the execution of a man with Parkinson’s symptoms should ... Cole was convicted of kidnapping adult siblings camping in the Ocala National Forest in 1994, ...

This recreation area near Ocala is home to a crystal-clear spring for swimming, a popular paddling trail, and a campground, ...

FILE - This inmate photo provided by the Florida Department of Corrections shows Loran K. Cole, convicted of kidnapping adult siblings camping in a national forest in 1994 before raping the sister ...

Located just north of Orlando, Ocala National Forest in Florida came in at No. 2 on Nat Geo's roundup of the best places in the world to travel to in 2025.

A man and woman hold hands while praying before the execution of Loran Cole at Florida State Prison in Raiford, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.

Florida executed a man Thursday who was convicted of killing a ... He and another man convicted in the case attacked the siblings 30 years ago while they were camping in the Ocala National Forest.