Sunshine State? 697 manatees flocked to Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida, on New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2026, ...

The Jaguars took home the Holley Division title for the second straight season, 55-53, over Battle on Tuesday night. Blayne ...

Blue Spring State Park is Florida at its finest. Located west of Orange City and north of Orlando, the 2,600-acre destination centers around the eponymous first-magnitude spring that discharges more ...

This story is part of our weekly Hidden Gems feature series as the USA TODAY Network-Florida takes readers around the state to highlight some of our most interesting attractions. FORT WHITE — Deep in ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – November is Manatee Awareness Month, highlighting a time when Florida’s manatees are starting their seasonal movements to warmer waters around the state. Here in Central Florida ...

UPDATE: The Blue Springs Police Department says all three girls have been found safe. ORIGINAL STORY: Kansas City-area law enforcement agencies are searching for three teenage girls who have not been ...

After two nights of record-setting low temperatures, the manatee population has boomed, at least briefly, at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City. Park officials reported sightings of at least 100 of ...

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — A Blue Springs School District school bus crashed into a building Thursday morning. The crash happened at about 6:43 a.m. near Missouri 7 Highway and U.S. 40 Highway. The bus was ...

Blue Spring, in Missouri's Ozark National Scenic Riverways area. Missouri’s Ozark National Scenic Riverways was the first national park area in the U.S. specifically created to protect a river system, ...

Missouri’s Ozark National Scenic Riverways was the first national park area in the U.S. specifically created to protect a river system, so it's no surprise that its waterways—The Current and Jacks ...

Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50. She now splits her time between Colorado and Paris, ensuring she doesn't have to live without skiing or L'As ...

Visiting Blue Spring State Park is an immersive experience that captivates the senses. During the winter, hear the symphony of manatees when they surface every few seconds, exhaling powerful bursts of ...