For every 10 dogs that enter a shelter, only four will find forever homes. The others will bounce from shelter to shelter, and some will sadly be put down.

Two teenagers were ejected from a vehicle and killed Friday night after a crash on US-27 in Highlands County, the Florida ...

TAILS (Together Assisting in Lifesaving Services) is a new pilot program to support animal welfare agencies across the state ...

An 18-year-old involved in a deadly crash while speeding from the Florida Highway Patrol in Highlands County has been ...

Grist dives into Florida’s ironic water scarcity problem, borne from climate change, a development boom, and the ...

As of Feb. 14, there are 17 Florida counties with a drought index over 500, which indicates drought and increased fire danger ...

Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

A Florida teen is charged with child manslaughter, two counts of attempted murder, fleeing to elude and driving with a suspended license.

Two Lake Placid teenagers were killed on Friday after a Highlands County crash caused the pick-up truck they were in to roll ...

Whooping cough:Cases in Florida increase eightfold from 2023 to 2024, state says Polk County ranks in the second ... Osceola (86.9%), Lake (88.6%) and Highlands (89.6%). State law requires ...