The finding triggered a state and federal mandate requiring the county to send notices to 25,000 customers notifying them about what happened and provide information on the dangers of exposure to lead.

Tucked away in a spare bedroom dubbed "the kid's room" is where Crystal Mathews houses more than 10 members of her family — a colony of rats.

Forest Shore Drive, between Elba Road and Shore Drive, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 through Wednesday, Nov. 15. as crews perform drainage work, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.Westbound traffic on Forest Shore Drive seeking U.S. 98 access will use Holiday Road. Eastbound Forest Shore Drive traffic seeking access to U.S. 98 will use Seascape Drive. Detour signs and variable message boards are in place to help direct traffic.All [...]

Only about 230 Florida panthers remain in the wild.

These Florida lotteries were drawn Wednesday:Fantasy 5: 03-07-12-26-29Lotto: 03-08-10-13-40-53, estimated jackpot $19 millionLotto XTRA: 05Powerball: 12-14-20-21-34, Powerball 22, Power Play 2, estimated jackpot $75 millionMega Millions: estimated jackpot $71 millionPick 2 Evening: 2-5Pick 2 Midday: 1-1Pick 3 [...]

The 70-year-old former state Supreme Court justice defiantly denied allegations of decades-old sexual misconduct with minors published Thursday in a Washington Post story.