Florida’s fresh bodies of water are perhaps best known for the southern state’s most iconic resident: the American alligator.

A Lee County grand jury indicted three men for first-degree murder in three separate cases. Yohani Gonzalez De Lazaro was ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A burn ban has been issued for multiple communities in Polk County. On Tuesday, Polk officials issued burn bans for Auburndale, Bartow, Davenport, Dundee, Fort Meade, Frostproof, ...

A federal judge in Florida wants civil rights attorneys and lawyers for the U.S. and Florida to hammer out a settlement in a lawsuit over whether detainees at an immigration center in the Everglades ...

"She buried him Saturday and said he had a big alligator in his bedroom," Mark Rosenthal, the owner of an exotic animal rescue, said Local 4 | WDIV/YouTube A Detroit woman contacted an exotic animal ...

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla.– A crocodile decided to show an alligator who is boss in the Florida Everglades on Monday as people watched in suspense. Video showed a crocodile walking up to an ...

A Detroit woman found an unexpected surprise after burying her son over the weekend: a large alligator in her son's bedroom. According to Mark Rosenthal of Animal Magic, the nearly six-foot alligator ...

The former CEO of the East Polk County Association of Realtors is accused of stealing over $81,000 from the organization. An associate of the former CEO was also arrested on charges of making ...

Ten Polk County high school football teams entered the FHSAA playoffs, and three county teams entered the SSAA playoffs. With Thankgsiving a week away, four teams remain. Lakeland, Lake Wales and ...

An animal rescuer says he received a call about a 6-foot alligator that was found in a Detroit woman's home. Mark Rosenthal with Animal Magic says the woman found the alligator in her recently ...

A suspect who beat an elderly man and charged at Polk County deputies with a brick is dead after a deputy-involved shooting in Lakeland. The incident happened near Saturn Street. The suspect has spent ...

A Belleville exotic animal rescue owner said he removed an alligator from a Detroit home. Mark Rosenthal, the owner of Animal Magic Inc., said in a Facebook post Tuesday that he was called to a home ...