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A north Florida man faces charges after fatally shooting a red-bellied woodpecker that was eating the plums from his trees.

The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature scored a victory Wednesday in a long-running battle over how lawmakers drew up new districts for themselves and Congress.

While Ty reclined drowsily in the back of Vernon Yates' white pickup, about a dozen reporters and photographers stood less than 2 feet from his open cage, snapping photos of him - and of themselves, standing within inches of the 400-pound Siberian tiger.

Have you ever seen what Florida and the Native American culture might have been like in ancient times? There are more places than you might think nestled in and around Florida's west coast that depict through ancient artifacts, mounds, and other archeological finds what it might have been like well over 1500 years ago.

A New Mexico man is facing federal charges in the Florida Panhandle after authorities say he sold two African elephant tusks.

PHOTO PROVIDED Doug Christ, left, DeSoto County's emergency manager, and Program Specialist Jean Garland pose with Dr.

Florida leads the nation by a wide margin in the number of felons who have served their sentences but cannot vote.

JACKSONVILLE - This summer 110 Florida Baptist college students will spend their vacations serving in ways to advance God's Kingdom when they travel to 17 countries and throughout the state of Florida as student summer missionaries.

It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself.

If this isn't crooked, it's only because we've defined crookedness down so much that it doesn't exist anymore : Two months after contributing $110,000 to Gov.

How crazy is that Crazy White Boy gang? So crazy members brag about being in gangs on Facebook and, get this, they don't even give a fuck.

Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene.

"Going green" is trending, but sometimes you need to use a printer. Find how to save the other kind of green.

When browsing through the local wine selections, one might be used to seeing a Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon or an Australian Shiraz on the shelves, as they are both popular choices in wines.

In a new motion on Tuesday, George Zimmerman's defense team argues that they believe Trayvon Martin was high on marijuana the night he was killed by George Zimmerman.

Donald Trump has cleared a regulatory hurdle in his efforts to redevelop the Old Post Office in downtown Washington, D.C. into a luxury hotel, but is still in financial negotiations with the federal government.

The images of destruction from Moore, OK are bringing back memories for Southwest Floridians who survived Hurricane Charley in 2004.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who had a tough time winning cooperation this past year from the Republican-led Legislature, struck back on Monday by vetoing nearly $400 million from the state's new budget.

I recently met Florida death penalty exonerees 23 and 24. They are, respectively, Herman Lindsey of Pompano Beach and Seth Penalver of Fort Lauderdale.

A national study by of federal data shows that Florida is the leader in identity theft incidents and its not even a close competition.