With Spring Break underway for many parts of Central Florida, it’s natural for people to hit up the state’s many beaches.

If you're planning out your next big trip in the Sunshine State, then these might just be for you.

Franky Venegas, a member of the “Island Boys” rap group, is arrested in southwest Florida on gun and drug charges.

Heading into 2025, many workers may be looking for a new place to advance their careers and get more of what they want from their jobs.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy violated the right to life of those living in a toxic-waste polluted area around Naples.

Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to environmental changes.

Researchers looked at factors like affordability, desirability, job markets and quality of life to determine which cities came out on top.

OpenTable has released its picks for the top 100 restaurants of 2024 — and a few of those selections can be found right here in the Sunshine State.

Narin An is the surprise first-round leader at the richest-paying event on the LPGA Tour.

The Great Wolf Lodge had its grand opening on Thursday and a special guest was on hand, someone who has experience with grand celebrations.

The list considers which cities had residents using rodent control services most often last year, using data from over 300 Terminix branches.

In the Loop: Theme Park Scoops keeps you up-to-date on the latest Central Florida theme park news.

Florida residents looking to stay at a luxurious indoor water park won’t have to wait much longer.

Researchers looked at factors like affordability, desirability, job markets and quality of life to determine which cities came out on top.

The World Atlas released a listing of eight of the best downtown areas in Florida, with several Central Florida cities making the cut.

A family in Florida has filed a lawsuit against NASA after a piece of space junk from the the International Space Station crashed through their home’s roof in March.

A recent surge in violence around soccer games is contributing to concerns over security when Germany hosts the European Championship.

The list is made up of 150 cities from across the nation, ranked on factors like affordability, weather, crime rates and commuter friendliness.

A maintenance man was led away from a Naples-area pickleball court in handcuffs after deputies say he threatened players while wielding a machete.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spent Tuesday promoting Florida parks and venues for summer activities.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke in Naples Tuesday afternoon at a wetlands research center, a day after announcing funding for environmental upgrades.

Two top climate monitoring organizations are reporting that Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average.

NASA says it determined that an object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was a chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space Station.

NASA says it determined that an object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was a chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space Station.

Archaeologists excavating new sites in Pompeii have uncovered a sumptuous banquet hall decorated with intricately frescoed mythological characters inspired by the Trojan War.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference in Sanford.

NASA says it’s investigating whether an object that crashed into the roof of a home in southwest Florida last month came from the international space station.

A Florida man has a story that is out of this world!

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a news conference at The Freedom Institute of Collier County.

A Florida woman received a very "bear-y" surprise on Valentine's Day.

Dramatic new video shows the moments before a jet crashed on an interstate in Southwest Florida, erupting in flames and killing two people.

Federal authorities have launched an investigation to determine why a private jet tried to make an emergency landing on a Florida interstate, colliding with a vehicle and sparking a fiery crash that left two people dead.

Two people have died after a small plane attempted to make an emergency landing on a Florida interstate Friday afternoon, colliding with a vehicle and bringing traffic to a halt as a massive plume of black smoke rose into the air.

Interstate 75 was shut down Friday afternoon in Collier County after an airplane collided with two vehicles, sparking a fire and killing two people, according to officials in Southwest Florida.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be joined by Florida House Speaker Paul Renner.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., claimed that his Naples home was “swatted” while he and his wife were out having dinner.

Diaz-Martinez reportedly asked to see one of the firearms “because he wanted to have a firearm of his own and he thought they were cool,” the affidavit states.

Six years ago, Sean Dennin started his own fitness journey – little did he know that this would lead to him opening up a smoothie shop.

Nasa Hataoka and Amy Yang are on a record scoring pace at the CME Group Tour Championship.

Alison Lee shouldn't have any doubts about her game now.

Ruoning Yin wasn't feel very good about her game before she teed off in the CME Group Tour Championship.

Bears are a common sight in Florida, but it's not often you see them hanging out on a boat.

Hundreds of small tremors have shaken a densely populated volcanic area west of the Italian city of Naples in recent weeks, pushing the government to quickly redraft mass evacuation plans, even though experts don’t see an imminent risk of eruption.

A man in southwest Florida has been charged with flooding a hospital’s emergency rooms after attacking a nurse and stripping off his clothes.

Whether it’s the culture or the climate, there are plenty of reasons that people across the U.S. are moving to Florida.

Deanna Deppen, executive director of Shy Wolf Sanctuary Education and Experience Center in Naples, recently talked to Matt Austin and Ginger Gadsden on Florida’s Fourth Estate about the challenges she faces when people are not able to care for the wolves they adopt.

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Napoli has won its first Italian soccer league title since the days when Diego Maradona played for the club.

Napoli fans are celebrating wildly in the streets of the southern city following the team’s first Serie A title in more than three decades.

At least one Napoli player is looking forward to the club’s possible title celebrations on Thursday in a town far from home.

Napoli fans are experiencing a full range of emotions.

Armed law enforcement officers could be at every school in the U.S. with new legislation.

Dribbling wizard Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and scoring wonder Victor Osimhen have been garnering most of the headlines for Napoli this season.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Wednesday morning in Collier County to sign SB 102, the “Live Local Act.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference at a state college in Naples.

Crash occurred in area of Northwest 97th Place.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a sweeping property insurance bill.

A Ukrainian official says Ukrainian embassies and consulates in six European countries have received packages containing animals’ eyes in recent days.

Heavy rainfall has triggered a massive landslide on the southern Italian resort island of Ischia.

Lydia Ko never won more in one day than on Sunday in the CME Group Tour Championship.

Lydia Ko's road to a $2 million payoff is a little rougher.

Lydia Ko is in total control at the halfway mark of the CME Group Tour Championship.

More than $100 million will be awarded to LPGA players for the first time in 2023.

Lydia Ko has shot 65 for a one-shot lead in the CME Group Tour Championship.

As Hurricane Ian flooded Naples, Florida, one man went to rescue his 86-year-old mom from her home after she had refused to evacuate.

During the height of Hurricane Ian, an 87-year-old man was trapped in his condo.

Desperate to locate and rescue their loved ones, social media users are sharing phone numbers, addresses and photos of their family members and friends online for anyone who can check on them after Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida.

A video out of Naples, Fla. Wednesday perfectly encapsulates the old adage “turn around, don’t drown.”

As Hurricane Ian was pounding Florida’s southwest coast, firefighters were having a tough time getting to their equipment.

As Hurricane Ian nears landfall on Florida’s west coast, streets in downtown Naples are being flooded.

A semitrailer crashes into a toll plaza, causing a traffic mess.

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp says he expects the team’s fans to show “the right respect” when a period of silence is held before the Champions League match against Ajax at Anfield on Tuesday in honor of Queen Elizabeth II.

A missing child alert was issued Friday for a 17-year-old girl last seen in Collier County on Tuesday.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida discovered and captured the largest python yet found in the state, measuring 18 feet long and weighing 215 pounds, according to a Wednesday news release.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a “No Patient Left Alone” bill into law Wednesday, establishing in-person hospital and nursing home visitation rights throughout the state regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.

A Ukrainian ballerina who fled the war in her homeland and a Russian ballerina who quit the Bolshoi Ballet over the Russian invasion rehearsed on a stage in Naples for a sold-out benefit performance Monday night to raise funds for the Red Cross.

Archaeologists in southern Italy say they have discovered the ruins of a painted brick wall and ancient warrior helmets at a site that might have been a forerunner of a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena.

A winter storm that was expected to blast the southern U.S. with dangerously high winds Sunday did not disappoint, as some South Floridians witnessed and filmed infamous weather events likely uncommon to them: tornadoes.

A dangerous winter storm combining high winds and ice is blasting through parts of the U.S. Southeast.

Body camera footage released by authorities showed a man screaming in pain and pleading for help just before a sheriff’s deputy shot a Malayan tiger that had grabbed the man’s arm at a Florida zoo.

The Biden administration has taken action to restore federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways.

Officials say a former bookkeeper stole more than $800,000 from three southwest Florida companies, including a charity.

Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a news conference in Naples.

Gov. Ron DeSantis held two press conferences today, in Collier and Sarasota counties, where he announced $5.8 million to fund a new technical college location in Collier County and $1.7 million to fund the installation of wastewater infrastructure in the city of North Port.

Italy's center-left forces, led by Democrats, are triumphing or clinching runoff slots in Milan and other big city mayoral elections, according to partial vote counts after two days of balloting.

A coalition of environmental groups is calling for this year’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow to be postponed.

Police say one of Italy's most wanted men has been arrested in Dubai.

Officials say two teens found dead at a Florida park might have suffered from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning related to a modified exhaust system on their vehicle.

Environment and energy ministers from the Group of 20 industrialized countries are meeting in Naples ahead of November’s crucial U.N. climate change conference.

Beaches and sunshine beat out some other cities.

The Naples Police Department is looking for the person who was caught on video setting off fireworks in a public restroom.

A black bear seen wandering in downtown Naples has eluded wildlife officials even as sightings of the animal continue.

Troopers say a 65-year-old man died while trying to teach his 34-year-old son to drive.

A man moving from Alabama to southwest Florida traveled hundreds of miles with an owl stuck in his truck’s grille.

Naples police say they’re looking for a woman who offered witchcraft and spiritual services to victims as a way to get them to hand over massive amounts of cash.

Two Florida women and a Swiffer were no match for a baby gator that wandered into one of their homes Sunday morning.

Ron DeSantis is looking to make changes to Florida’s civics education curriculum. [TRENDING: How to celebrate St. Patty’s Day at theme parks | Florida’s texting-driving law rarely enforced | Massive manta ray photobombs surfer]“We’re releasing a $106 million proposal to make Florida the national leader in civics education,” DeSantis said. — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) March 17, 2021In making his pitch, the governor also took swipes at critical race theory. According to Purdue University, critical race theory scholarship shows how racism continues to be persuasive and why it denies individuals their constitutional rights. Ad“Let me be clear there is no room in our classrooms for things like critical race theory, teaching kids to hate their country and to hate each other is not worth one red cent of taxpayer money,” DeSantis said.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A 70-year-old Kissimmee man was hit and killed by a car while crossing U.S. 192 in Osceola County around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said a 31-year-old Naples man was heading westbound U.S. 192 in the center lane in the area of Simpson Road. Investigators said the 70-year-old man was attempting to cross U.S. 192. [TRENDING: Video shows SpaceX Starship exploding after landing | All Fla. teachers can get vaccine at CVS | Man gets 20 years for cutting off wife’s lover’s penis]AdTroopers said the Naples man was unable to avoid the pedestrian and hit him. The Kissimmee man was pronounced dead at the scene.

A view of a chariot, with its iron elements, bronze decorations and mineralized wooden remains, that was found in Civita Giuliana, north of Pompeii. Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site near Naples on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, announced the first-ever discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot, one of several important discoveries made in the same area outside the park following an investigation into an illegal dig. (Parco Archeologico di Pompei via AP)MILAN – Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy announced Saturday the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot, one of several important discoveries made in the same area outside the park near Naples following an investigation into an illegal dig. While chariots for daily life or the transport of agricultural products have been previously found at Pompeii, officials said the new find is the first ceremonial chariot unearthed in its entirety. The villa was discovered after police came across the illegal tunnels in 2017, officials said.

NAPLES, Fla. – A Florida woman stabbed her sister with an EpiPen as the two were drinking together because she’s “allergic to drunks,” according to the Naples Police Department. Police said they responded to the home Joanna Zielinski shares with her sister around 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 11 due to a 911 call hang up. When asked about the incident, police said Zielinski replied, “I’m allergic to drunks so I injected her with the EpiPen so she wouldn’t be drunk anymore. The EpiPen was prescribed to Zielinski but her sister doesn’t have any allergies, according to the report. Records show the victim said Zielinski has been violent toward her in the past and she wanted to press charges.