Some residents in Jensen Beach, Florida, got an unexpected backyard visitor over the weekend when they found a 7-foot alligator going for a swim in their pool. When officers responded to a home in the ...

Backyard projects sound clear until someone asks, “So what will it look like?” Pool Creations, a Sarasota-based pool company ...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida man has been arrested after he was caught keeping alligators and several freshwater slider turtles on his property, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

A Florida neighborhood was visited by an uninvited guest that decided to take a dip in a resident's pool. Officers arrived on the scene after learning that the trespasser was a large alligator. The ...

The man thought the bubbles in his pool were coming from a stray golf ball. — -- When a Florida man walked into his backyard Tuesday afternoon to see if a stray golf ball had found its way into ...

Florida's alligator mating season, from April to June, sees increased alligator activity and potential for human encounters. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) operates a ...

The snowbirds at this Florida bed and breakfast aren’t what most would expect. In the coastal town of Crystal River, a local lodging is looking for a new owner — ideally one who will appreciate the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Putting her firstborn son down for his nap, Christina Martin went to sit with her husband in the next room to watch a movie, unaware it was the last time she would see her little boy ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — A contractor hired to build pools in Sarasota and Manatee Counties has given up his contractor’s license. That’s because the Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board ...