Plant Doctor: It’s not too late to add sunflowers to your gardens

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida residents about sunflowers, fan flowers, poinsettias, sod and cocktail ...
Southern Living

7 Bulbs To Plant In October For Beautiful Spring Blooms

October is a great time to plan a colorful spring garden. Plant these bulbs once soil temperatures cool so they'll develop ...
VoxPopuli

Ocoee steps up arrests of homeless people for sleeping outside

For the first eight months of 2025 the city made no arrests. Then within three weeks in August and September, five men were ...
WUFT

Clumping bamboo expected to grow in popularity and as a Florida crop

UF/IFAS officials say a new crop is growing in popularity for both commercial and recreational plant growers: bamboo.
The News-Press

Fun fact: SW FL pumpkins thrive in heat, offering subtropical twist on fall favorite

Seminole pumpkin and tropical calabaza are two types of subtropical pumpkins that thrive in Southwest Florida. Genetically the same plant, these pumpkins are a staple food for the Seminole and ...
Yahoo

Central Florida mostly ignored DeSantis push to lower property taxes

Despite relentless urging from the DeSantis administration to slash property tax rates, cities and counties in Central Florida largely chose to ignore the pressure. At least 20 local governments in ...
Channel 3000

Gator poaching ring busted in central Florida after photos shared to Snapchat

BREVARD COUNTY, FL (WESH) -- One man has been charged, and three others have warrants for their arrests in a ring of gator poachers, according to documents obtained by WESH 2 News from the Florida ...
Gainesville

University of Florida to be new host for major plant breeding accelerator program

The University of Florida will now host the USDA-funded Breeding Insight program. Breeding Insight uses AI and advanced computing to accelerate the development of new crops and animal breeds. UF was ...
Orlando Weekly

Video shows police wrestling alligator in Central Florida backyard

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call over the weekend about an alligator lounging outside a Central Florida home that deputies eventually wrangled and captured. The call, the office ...
Us Weekly

University of Central Florida Football Coach Dies ‘Unexpectedly’ at 50 After Medical Emergency

The University of Central Florida football team announced the “unexpected” death of their offensive line coach, Shawn Clark. Clark died at an Orlando-area hospital on Sunday, September 21, with his ...
UPI

Central Florida football assistant Shawn Clark dies at 50

Sept. 22 (UPI) --Shawn Clark, an assistant football coach for the University of Central Florida, has died almost two weeks after a medical emergency, the school announced Monday. He was 50. The ...
Sun Sentinel

FWC says man shot bear found in his Central Florida home

A Central Florida man shot and killed a bear he said became trapped in his home Friday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. “The FWC was notified of a bear entering a ...