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Local dogs played, swam and strutted their stuff at the Ghoul and Drool Howl-O-Ween event in Gainesville on Saturday, October 24. The city's parks, recreation and cultural affairs department hosted the party for the pooches and their owners at the H. Spurgeon Cherry “Westside” Swimming Pool from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Founders Mike Myers and Sarah Goff created an environmental cooperative, The Repurpose Project, three years ago to help alleviate reusable trash from entering landfills. Today, Goff and Myer's efforts are widely celebrated throughout the Gainesville community with local residents joining in the festival of saving the planet through shared responsibility.

After just two days, Florida ended its controversial black bear hunt because a higher than expected number of bears had been killed. Wildlife authorities said late Sunday that 295 bears taken overall, nearing the official limit.

More teenagers start drinking and smoking cigarettes and marijuana in June and July than in any other months, U.S. health officials say. Florida's 89.1…

An amendment designed to annex more than 1,000 acres of land into Hawthorne continues to move forward. Should the amendment succeed, up to 2.8 million square feet for industrial space and 150,000 square feet for commercial space could be developed, but at a consequence to natural wetlands.

Joe Catalano hosted the second Cedar Key Pirate Invasion on Thursday to raise money and collect food donations to the Cedar Key Food Pantry and to increase the tourist season in the area from four months to six months. The invasion raised $700 and 300 pounds of canned food for the pantry.

Clay County has opened a permanent shelter at Tynes Elementary school in Middleburg. It is already open and will remain open until it is no longer needed.…

Growers in nearly every county in the state of Florida have faced severe conditions in the past fews months either from drought or serious freezing…

Fourth of July celebrations are taking place in many locations. But for one north Florida city, residents take a grreat deal of pride in their event.…

A group of University of Florida students has teamed up with the Alachua Conservation Trust to raise awareness for the Oval pigtoe mussel. The species, native to the Santa Fe River area, has been endangered since 1998.