FLORIDA

According to data collected from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation, there were 790 reported panther sightings in Florida over the past 12 months.

Floridians have been asked to exercise caution while swimming due to increased threat from brain-eating amoeba.

The Chicago Bears will host the San Diego Chargers in Week 2 of the 2013 preseason.

When University of Delaware researchers tried to recapture tagged sand tiger sharks they reeled in a surprising catch.

Justices rejected arguments that Gore is insane and that executing him would constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

Zachary Reyna is currently in the intensive care unit after doctors diagnosed him with an infection that destroys brain tissues.

Florida will take Georgia to court over "unchecked consumption of water" threatening the economic future of Northwest Florida.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says Republicans have "got a lot more convincing to do" about defunding Obamacare.

Most of the songs on the Beatles' so-called "White Album," the Beatles' 1968 double album, were composed in India.

Thirty-six people were rescued from a collapsing three-story building on Sunday night.

Atlanta is growing at a rapid pace, and its ever-expanding suburbs appear to have taken over the state.

Christina Andrews flashes her "Not Homeless Need Bigger Boobs" sign to motorists in Pensacola, Florida.

The sinkhole is said to be about 40 feet to 50 feet in diameter, and is believed to be getting larger.

Former British colonies in the Caribbean Basin remain a hotbed of homophobic sentiment.

Inside Georgia, one group is fighting to keep one river from going dry.

The Chicago Bears will visit the Carolina Panthers in their first preseason game of 2013.

Surveillance footage showing a Florida cop punching a 14-year-old female mental patient in the face has launched an investigation into the psychiatric facility.

Both teams have seen injuries take down their best receiving threats as they prep for the upcoming NFL season.

Model Kate Upton recently revealed to Elle magazine that her most recent Sports Illustrated cover made her feel like a "used toy" and claims she was treated like a "dumb blonde" on set.

Authorities say women around the country are being targeted at gas stations by "sliders" who steal women's purses at the pump.

Florida Mayors Michael Pizzi and Manuel Morono face up to 20 years in prison if convicted on corruption charges.