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. She said ...

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 feel ...

A proposal to study turning Ocala National Forest into a national park has been met with both support and opposition. Opponents fear the change would increase tourism and development, disrupting the ...

When Florida Congressman Randy Fine offered a bill this summer to study transforming Ocala National Forest into Florida Springs National Park, one of the benefits he cited was an economic boom that ...

U.S. Rep. Randy Fine of Florida has introduced legislation that could eventually lead to designating the vast Ocala National Forest and surrounding springs as a national park. But at this point, he is ...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Four 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. Officials posted ...

A Central Florida congressman has put forward a proposal for the newest national park in the United States: the Florida Springs National Park. Congressman Randy Fine (R) has filed a bill in the U.S.

There’s something romantic or nostalgic about the idea of cutting down your own Christmas tree, whether it harkens back to family memories or holiday movies that feature a hand-cut tree. On a merry ...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Two men were arrested after nearly 3,000 pounds of trash were removed from the Ocala National Forest, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. In a ...

OCALA, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has successfully relocated the bear seen on Walt Disney World property. The black bear is now in the Ocala National Forest, as seen ...

OCALA, Fla. — A suspect is in custody and another is sought by authorities after they dumped 2,780 pounds of trash at Ocala National Forest earlier this month, according to the Florida Fish & Wildlife ...

I teach a class on “Southern Politics,” and we had our opening class last week. We discussed history for a bit, as I explained that the Democrats of the old “Solid South” were segregationists, and ...