Twelve years after a Navarre man was shot and killed in his front yard, 911 calls obtained by WEAR News are providing a ...

An active hurricane season could raise home insurance rates in states like Louisiana, which are already facing soaring costs.

Former Davenport Police Officer Ken Warnstadt and his wife Sue Bishop kept an eye on Hurricane Milton as it approached Florida from the west, heading east over the Gulf of Mexico. But like they've ...

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, a crucial reinsurance program, will have an estimated $6.72 billion in cash to pay claims during the 2025 storm season, according to a report approved ...

One lawmaker called the die-off "a catastrophe." The primary cause: loss of seagrass that are a main staple of food for manatees. Manatees — one of Florida's enduring wildlife symbols — have ...

The woman, who was identified as 61-year-old Cynthia Diekema of Davenport, Florida, was declared dead. It wasn’t clear if her husband was injured. According to Laskowski, nuisance alligator ...

FWC officials identified the victim as 61-year-old Cynthia Diekema of Davenport, Florida. It wasn't clear if her husband was injured. A trapper captured an alligator measuring more than 11 feet (3 ...

The woman, who was identified as 61-year-old Cynthia Diekema of Davenport, Florida, was later recovered from the water and declared dead. It wasn't clear if her husband was injured. Polk County ...

LAKELAND, FL — State wildlife officials have identified the woman who was killed by an alligator while canoeing on Lake Kissimmee in central Florida. Cynthia Diekema, 61, of Davenport, Florida ...

LAKELAND, FL — State wildlife officials have identified the woman who was killed by an alligator while canoeing on Lake Kissimmee in central Florida. Cynthia Diekema, 61, of Davenport, Florida, was ...