Florida’s wildlife agency is advancing a controversial plan to reinstate black bear hunting, ignoring its own conservation ...

Bear hunting has long stirred controversy in Florida. FWC Chairman Rodney Barreto defended the agency’s move, saying “Hunting ...

A key point of contention is the actual number of bears in Florida and the effectiveness of the proposed hunting regulations.

Before a crowd that spread into at least four extra rooms at the College of Central Florida in Ocala, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-1 for staff members to return with ...

Oil drilling? Development at state parks? Sensitive land swaps? All shot down recently. Advocates are pinching themselves: Is this really Florida?

News Channel 8's Stacie Schaible, Beth Rousseau and Rebecca Barry discuss Florida's potential decision to allow a bear hunt for the first time in 10 years.

Florida softball sits two wins away from a second consecutive trip to the Women's College World Series. Here's how to watch vs. Georgia in the Super Regional.

Here's where Florida baseball is projected in latest 2025 NCAA Tournament mock brackets as of Thursday afternoon.

The University of Central Arkansas Bears are still alive in the 2025 ASUN Championship after their 7-4 victory over the ...

Update: Here are the top stories we're following around the Big Bend, South Georgia, Nationally, and your Thursday forecast.

OCALA, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently released its proposed rules for a black bear hunt ahead of its meeting next week. Meanwhile, organizers of a group ...

FLORIDA — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has just released a memo shedding new light on what a proposed black bear hunt could look like in our state. The proposed rules ...