When Wanda Vekasi saw a long object floating in Lake Tarpon on Monday evening, she knew it wasn't an alligator. She'd heard rumors of a crocodile living in the freshwater lake in Tarpon Springs. So ...

East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Control District located in Palm Harbor, Florida recently purchased a PUC Squad/Pumper manufactured by Pierce. EAST LAKE TARPON, FL, SPECIAL FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT ...

Florida offers camping opportunities statewide, introducing you to diverse ecosystems like wetlands and prairies. While humidity makes the air feel warmer, you can beat the heat with air-conditioning.

These golden-faced flies don't raid backyard picnics, but they do eat vexatious aquatic weeds. And next year, thousands of them may help environmentalists rid Lake Tarpon of hydrilla that slows boat ...

A rare metallic gold bass caught in Florida’s Lake Tarpon has a condition known as xanthism, state marine biologists say. FWC photo Strange things are often caught in Florida’s lakes, but even state ...

LAKELAND (CBSMiami/AP) — After listening to more than a hundred emotional opinions, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this week voted to move forward with a controversial proposal ...

Snook harvest has ended for the spring portion of 2023 along Florida's Atlantic coast. Now the popular fishing is strictly catch and release until Sept. 1. That's when the fall portion of the harvest ...

The black, still water was so calm it reflected the sky like a mirror. The small saltwater pond, ringed completely by red mangrove trees, looked as if it was filled with white, puffy clouds. My ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - When Wanda Vekasi saw a long object floating in Lake Tarpon on Monday evening, she knew it wasn't an alligator. She'd heard rumors of a crocodile living in the freshwater lake ...