U.S. Rep. Randy Fine of Florida has introduced legislation that could eventually lead to designating the vast Ocala National Forest and surrounding springs as a national park. But at this point, he is ...

Several communities in North Central Florida are expected to host protests in opposition to President Donald Trump’s ...

A Change.org petition against the idea has gained more than 8,700 names. Most of the signees are concerned that a national ...

ASTOR PARK — A Marion County man died from his injuries after a State Road 40 collision with a tractor-trailer on Oct. 15 at ...

OCALA, Fla. — A popular park in Ocala has closed after several sinkholes recently opened up. Ocala Wetland Recharge Park was temporarily closed due to multiple areas of ground subsidence and sinkholes ...

The land encompassing the various springs is south of Jacksonville, north of Orlando and east of Gainesville and includes the Ocala National Forest, the Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park and the ...

SILVER SPRINGS — A proposed Florida national park would encompass a sizable swathe of central and north Florida's woods and springs. Several of the state's natural springs, Ocala National Forest and ...