Southwest Florida’s warp-speed development of expanding roads, home communities, retail centers and commercial parks creates thousands of jobs. Planners, architects, landscapers, bricklayers, ...

Georgia wildlife officials say the state has reached a milestone in its push to protect gopher tortoises, even as some environmental groups say more needs to be done.

A.M. A CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT GOT THE GREEN LIGHT RIGHT ON THE PORT ORANGE, NEW SMYRNA BEACH LINE. THE I-95 AND PIONEER TRAIL INTERCHANGE IS MOVING FORWARD DESPITE STRONG OPPOSITION. WESH 2’S PAMELA ...

Gopher tortoises are protected under state law. It’s illegal to handle or even relocate the animals, with one exception. The Florida Wildlife Consercation Commission does grant special permission to ...

When an iguana crawled from a burrowing owl nest, John Johnson picked up his air gun and started a war. The lizards never saw it coming ...