A new textile program at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Jacksonville is giving inmates job skills and a chance to ...

Florida’s state sanctioned bear hunt began over the weekend, and over the next three weeks hunters are expected to take ...

At a Florida prison, teddy bears are replacing uniforms on the sewing line, turning prison labor into lessons in compassion ...

The state’s first sanctioned hunt of black bears in a decade kicks off amid sharply divided public opinion and efforts by ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida's ...

A woman and her daughter playing tennis in Naples, Florida when a black bear wandered onto the courts.

Florida Fish and Wildlife officers arrested James Goodspeed after he allegedly shot and killed a bear on private property in ...

Joel Cleveland beat the odds – 953 to 1, to be precise – to secure a bear hunting permit. He won't be using it, however.

For the first time in a decade, hunters are fanning out across Florida to legally hunt the Florida black bear.

Florida's controversial bear hunt started Dec. 6 and will end Dec. 28. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is overseeing the hunt, and the state granted 172 lottery style permits for ...

From Dec. 6 through Dec. 28, hunters who received a permit will be able to harvest black bears on private property, with ...

Bear hunters paid $2K to cut hunting tags ...