Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to do away with unnecessary boat searches. DeSantis announced the boater freedom initiative Wednesday a ...

This story has been updated to include the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission’s statement regarding the black bear in the ...

Wrecked or sunken boats and other marine vessels can cause environmental hazards to marine life and pose threats to public ...

Florida Wildlife Federation transfers a parcel of coastal land on Crescent Beach to Putnam Land Conservancy to protect it ...

The massive panther was tranquilized and captured with a net, after it had climbed a tree, before it was weighed and collared ...

A driver missed a road closure, according to FHP, while a FWC pickup was stopped with emergency lights on. The lane was also ...

Some important changes to the way boaters in Florida interact with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) are on the horizon.

In lieu of mandatory compliance checks, DeSantis is proposing people obtain a “Florida Freedom” decal for their boats at ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the Legislature to halt law-enforcement officers from using boat safety inspections as a pretense for ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) charged 50-year-old Alex Alexander Burt with misdemeanor ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced his new Boater Freedom Initiative, which would prohibit random vessel safety inspections without ...