When it comes time to retire, many Americans head for warmer climates in states like Florida and Arizona. One city in the Sunshine State was …
Read moreBest Places To Retire Announced By U.S. News & World Report
Would you wait 11 hours for a cookie? A whole lot of people did in January, when a small Florida bakery opened a new location …
Read morePeople Waited 11 Hours To Try Half-Pound Cookies From New Disney World Bakery
South Florida has an ongoing Python Elimination Program in which trained agents hunt and remove many of the tens of thousands of invasive pythons living …
Read moreFlorida Is Testing To See How Pythons Can Be Safely Eaten To Combat Overpopulation
Florida residents and visitors might expect to see the occasional alligator on a golf course or beach and perhaps even lizards falling from trees now …
Read moreA Huge, Record-Breaking Python Was Caught In Florida
After an unprecedented nearly four-month closure, Walt Disney World’s theme parks have now been reopened. Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom reopened on July 11, …
Read moreHere’s What A Trip To Disney World Looks Like During The Pandemic
Jaydence Ronco, a 6-year-old boy from Florida, recently flew home from a family vacation and discovered his beloved stuffed Dalmatian was not at his side. …
Read more6-Year-Old Reunites With His Stuffed Dog After Airport’s Cute Posts Of The Pup Go Viral
A 90-year-old man dressed in full protective gear so he could say his final goodbyes to his wife of nearly 30 years. Sam Reck had …
Read more90-Year-Old Man Wore Protective Gear To Say Final Goodbye To His Wife
Even Disney princesses need home makeovers sometimes — and Cinderella will soon have a freshly painted pink palace. A statement from Walt Disney World revealed …
Read moreThe Iconic Cinderella Castle At Disney World Is Being Repainted In A New Color
Florida may be known as the Sunshine State, but temperatures fell so low earlier this week that iguanas in the southern portion of the state …
Read moreIguanas Were Falling From Trees When Temperatures Dropped Into The 30s In Florida
The Naples Grande Beach Resort in Naples, Florida has a Bloody Mary bar that really levels up the popular brunch cocktail. While many establishments offer …
The U.S. Coast Guard was out for some night training off the coast of Fort Myers, Florida, when they received a call about a dog …
Read moreThe U.S. Coast Guard Rescued A Dog Found Swimming At Sea
Grown-up Disney fans have a brand new location to sit back, relax and enjoy a few drinks. The Enchanted Rose lounge at Walt Disney World’s …
Read moreA ‘Beauty And The Beast’-Themed Lounge Just Opened At Disney World—And It Looks Magical
Army veteran Edward Pearson of Naples, Florida passed away on Aug. 31 at the age of 80. More than 2,000 people attended his funeral service …
Read moreMore Than 2,000 People Showed Up To A Funeral For A Veteran With No Immediate Family
There’s a new ride at Walt Disney World, and while it might not be as immersive as Flight of Passage or as nostalgic as Peter …
Read moreWe Just Rode Disney’s New Skyliner Gondola System—And It’s Going To Be A Game-Changer
Florida will now require public school students to take a minimum of five hours of mental health classes, starting in sixth grade. The state’s Board …
Read moreFlorida Will Require Mental Health Classes For Public School Students
Florida may have been spared the worst of Hurricane Dorian, but the monster storm still made itself known after passing northward Wednesday. Folks in some …
Read moreThe Sky In Florida Turned Purple After Hurricane Dorian
No one planning a vacation to Walt Disney World wants to think about what may happen if a hurricane is forecasted to hit the area …
Read moreThis Is What Happens If A Hurricane Hits During Your Disney World Vacation
While it’s still quite difficult to say whether or not aliens are real, UFO Abduction Insurance certainly is. An insurance company in Florida offers a …
Read moreA Company Offering ‘Alien Abduction Insurance’ Has Sold Nearly 6,000 Policies
It was like a nightmare come true: A 77-year-old woman in Clearwater, Florida awoke to find an 11-foot alligator in her kitchen. And he was …
Read moreA Large Alligator Broke Into A Florida Woman’s Home And Tore Through Her Kitchen
The alligator that somehow ended up in Chicago’s Humboldt Park has finally been caught. Chance the Snapper, as he came to be known, had been …
Read moreThe Loose Alligator In Chicago Has Finally Been Caught
Darling, it’s better, down where it’s wetter, take it from me! For most people, the weekend after the July 4th holiday will be filled with …
Read moreThere’s A Mermaid Festival In Key West And It Looks Magical
Spider-Man has been pretty busy lately. Going on school field trips. Swinging between buildings. Appearing in “Spider-Man: Far from Home.” Saving the world. But on …
Read more‘Spider-Man’ Was Spotted Pressure-Washing A Roof During A Rainstorm
In case you missed it, a lot of galactic construction dust is about to settle at Walt Disney World this fall, and Disney is helping …
Read moreDisney World Is Going To Start Letting People In At 6 A.m. — Here’s How To Take Advantage
Natalie Crowe Tatman and Austin Tatman’s love story began in preschool in Ocala, Florida. Starting at the age of 2, the toddlers were inseparable. Then, …
Read moreThese Preschool ‘Sweethearts’ Reunited Years Later, Fell In Love And Got Married
Pool floats that come in the shape of everything from dogs to mermaids are all the rage this summer. But here’s something you don’t see …
Read moreMan Found A Real Alligator Relaxing On An Alligator Float In The Pool Of His Rental House
The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. But even by python standards, this one was colossal. Scientists caught a female …
Read moreScientists Captured A Record 17-Foot-Long Python In Florida
Vacations are all about splurging and indulgence, which is why all-inclusive hotels are so alluring. Another round of poolside piña coladas or an afternoon taco …
Wish you could laze on a beach under clear blue skies, soaking up some sunshine with crashing waves setting the soundtrack? It’s time to stop …
Soon, we will all live in Flavortown. At least, we will if Guy Fieri’s plans work out. His latest venture, Chicken Guy!, is expanding to …
Walt Disney World is known for creating magical experiences. Even the most die-hard Disney fanatics (including yours truly) know that a vacation to the House …
Read moreWalt Disney World Just Announced A New VIP Tour With An Unbelievable Price Tag
Florida is the Sunshine State, and warm beach days are plentiful throughout much of the year in that region of the country. One thing the …
Lauren Chambers’ 5-year-old daughter Adrie was playing outside near her daycare in Rockwall, Texas when she was bitten by what turned out to be a …
Read more5-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized After Bite From Poisonous Caterpillar
Ashleigh Gilleland had to flee her home in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in order to escape the path of Hurricane Florence. When she exited a …
Read moreSomeone Left A Sweet Note On This Hurricane Florence Evacuee’s Car
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Read moreRapper T.I. Will Pay For A Student’s School Lunches For A Year After She Went Hungry
Even crocodiles just want to chill on the water sometimes. Victor F. Perez was looking out over the water in Key Largo earlier this month …
Read moreA Crocodile Was Spotted Swimming With A Pool Noodle
When you think of Florida, picturesque white-sand beaches probably come to mind. But this year has been a difficult one for the typically stunning Florida coast. …
Exploring the watery depths of the ocean is already an unforgettable experience, but now swimmers off the coast of northwest Florida can view incredible art …
Is there anything emergency responders can’t do? Gene Work was in his yard, laying down grass sod on Saturday afternoon, when he began to have …
Read moreFirefighters Finish Yard Work For Man Who Had A Heart Attack While Working On It
Beachgoers beware: You may be bringing home more than tan lines this summer. Health officials are warning swimmers in Florida that some pesky, rash-causing critters …
Unlikely animal friends are just about the best things ever. Whether it’s a donkey and goat, a cat and rat or a dog and baby …
Read moreDog And Dolphin Make Friends, Try To Play In Cute Video
If you think Walt Disney World is just for kids, we might just have the news that could change your mind. For a limited time, …
Read moreDisney World Now Has A Bourbon Trail For Whiskey-Loving Guests
An Indianapolis woman died two months after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria while vacationing in Florida, but her husband believes doctors could have saved her if …
Read moreThis Woman Died Two Months After Getting Flesh-Eating Bacteria While On Vacation
In the age of Photoshop, sometimes an extraordinary image seems to be too good to be true. That certainly was the case when a Florida …
Read moreNo Photoshop Needed For Incredible Picture Of A Bird Carrying A Shark Carrying A Fish
A Hillsborough County grandmother is exclusively telling Scripps station WFTS in Tampa about her incredible story of survival. “It was just shocking my whole entire …
Read moreOne In 1,083,000: This Grandma Survived A Lightning Strike
Lawmakers in Florida are tired of the whole “fall back” and “spring forward” rigamarole. So they’ve approved a bill to keep daylight saving time going …
Read moreFlorida Lawmakers Vote To Stay In Daylight Saving Time All Year Long
In addition to the throngs of college kids partying along Florida’s shoreline this spring break, another massive group of beach visitors is descending on the …
Read moreThousands Of Sharks Are Passing By Florida’s Coast Just In Time For Spring Break
On Valentine’s Day, a gunman killed 17 people and injured 15 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The senseless and terrifying tragedy …
Read moreFundraiser For Heroic Student In Parkland Shooting Collects $400K In 4 Days
Living in South Florida you expect to see leaves, bugs, tadpoles, even snakes in your pool. But, an alligator? That’s what a Boca Raton …
Read moreThis Florida Family Found An 8-Foot Alligator In Their Pool
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Read moreMan Spends Free Time Cleaning Old Tombstones And They Look Amazing When He’s Done
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Read moreIt’s So Cold That Frozen Iguanas Are Falling Off Trees In Florida
Having been born and bred in the South suddenly makes me entitled to say, “Well, I never!” to all of the snow that’s impacting my …
Read moreIt’s Been Snowing In Florida Thanks To Winter Storm Grayson