Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DADE CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — We’ve seen Hurricane Milton’s devastation, from roads nearly submerged in water to roads being closed, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Parts of the Withlacoochee River are closed to vessel traffic due to flooding from Hurricane Milton. Rising water levels at the Withlacoochee River can create dangerous conditions ...

Clean waterways are valuable to wildlife and local economies in Florida. Now, after years of residents seeing fish die off in the Lower Withlacoochee River, a local group is mobilizing to find out why ...

Researchers were excited to find evidence of spawning sturgeon in the Withlacoochee River. FWC biologists and University of Florida researcher Darryl Parkyn, Ph.D. collected the egg in May and ...

The sprawling forest of 155,000 acres north of Brooksville is Florida's second largest state forest, one that the World Wildlife Fund declared one of the "top 10 coolest places you've never been in ...

As Hurricane Milton approached, residents along the Withlacoochee River prepared for flooding. Krystee Van Den Bosch, a utility forester for Withlacoochee River Electric, who lives two streets from ...

The St. Johns River is one of several rivers across Florida that is still experiencing significant flooding because of Hurricane Milton. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission warned ...

DUNNELLON - Frank Dotson was on his daily afternoon swim on Monday across the Withlacoochee River with one of his dogs when the 69-year-old was bitten on his head by a 9-foot alligator. After a brief ...