The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is launching its 2025 Lionfish challenge on May 24, to help remove the invasive fish from Florida’s waters.

Seven people were thrown overboard after a boat crashed into the 7 Mile Bridge on Saturday, authorities confirmed to Local 10 News on Monday.

What did additional Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer-worn body camera footage document the September 2022 night real estate mogul George Pino crashed a boat, killing one teenager and permanently disabling another? The public doesn't know.

The death of two more endangered Florida Panthers has been reported in the last week.

A man has died after encountering a bear in Collier County, Gulf Coast News reported Monday.

Two endangered Florida panthers have died, after authorities said they were hit by vehicles.

Governor Ron DeSantis has made the name change official. He signed two bills renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America.”

A bill involving renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America” is heading to Governor Ron DeSantis’ desk.

Two bills involving renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” as the “Gulf of America” passed the Florida House on Thursday.

The “Gulf of America” bill, SB 608 continues to move along in the Florida Legislature.

Legislation is moving forward to make the iconic flamingo our state bird.

An ongoing brush fire in southern Miami-Dade County led to delays in an injured manatee getting treatment at a rehabilitation hospital, according to the group that rescued it Thursday in Marathon.

The "Gulf of America" bills continue to clear hurdles in the Florida Legislature.

A Florida Fish and Wildlife team has given the newest addition to the Florida panther population a checkup.

The so-called "Gulf of America" bill cleared a hurdle in the Florida Legislature on Tuesday.

From the grass to the lakes — and endless rounds — you never know what you’ll see at Orangebrook Golf Club in Hollywood.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it will implement a "Gulf of America" name change to all of its Commission materials.

Residents of a Miramar neighborhood are on alert due to coyotes roaming the area.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was scheduled to hold a news conference at the Florida Capitol Wednesday afternoon.

An investigation was underway on Saturday after at least 16 people were injured when two airboats collided Friday in the Everglades Naples–Marco Island area.

Sixteen people were hospitalized following a collision between two airboats in Collier County on Friday afternoon, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating a fatal boat crash that occurred Thursday afternoon in Key West.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating a boat crash in Key Largo that occurred early Sunday morning.

A boat crashed into the Card Sound Road Bridge in Key Largo Wednesday night, injuring several passengers, with one requiring an airlift for treatment. authorities confirmed Thursday.

Florida's Python Challenge is officially over, with several winners being announced on Tuesday.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's 2024 Lionfish challenge broke records, removing 1,785 pounds of the invasive fish from Florida’s waters.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is holding an art contest for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.

A fire erupted Wednesday morning inside the SWAP Shop in Lauderhill, first responders confirmed.

Newly-released body camera video shows deputies and firefighters working to rescue a snorkeler injured by a boat propeller after being struck off the Lower Florida Keys during lobster mini-season.

Local 10 News Anchor Janine Stanwood interviews Evan Power, the Florida Republican Party chair; U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a former chair of the Democratic National Committee; Christina White, the Miami-Dade County supervisor of elections; and Officer George Reynaud, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, during This Week In South Florida.

Local 10 News Anchor Janine Stanwood interviews Evan Power, the Florida Republican Party chair; U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a former chair of the Democratic National Committee; Christina White, the Miami-Dade County supervisor of elections; and Officer George Reynaud, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, during This Week In South Florida.

A report from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigators released Friday suggests impairment may have played a role in an overnight boat crash in the Lower Florida Keys earlier in the week.

Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they located a vessel of interest after putting out a plea for information in a boat crash that left a spearfisherman dead in the Florida Keys early Friday afternoon.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after the body of a man was found over the weekend in the water off Stock Island.

In response to a recent surge in boating accidents, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez will lead a multi-agency boating safety symposium to educate the community on essential water safety practices.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a press news conference at a restaurant in Marathon Wednesday morning.

A gator spotted in one Florida neighborhood was so big, deputies called it an "absolute dinosaur."

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation identified the boater they said was involved in a deadly crash off Key Biscayne over the weekend.

A boater struck and killed a waterskier on Saturday off Key Biscayne and did not stop to help after the collision in the Nixon Beach Sandbar area.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has confirmed that charges are “imminent” for two teenage boaters who were caught on camera throwing trash into the water during Sunday’s Boca Bash.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is continuing its investigation into a group of boaters seen dumping trash — then gleefully celebrating what they did — in the waters off South Florida over the weekend.

A Pennsylvania boater died Sunday after going overboard in the waters south of Key West, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The death toll of the critically endangered smalltooth sawfish continues to climb in the Florida Keys.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, at least 28 smalltooth sawfish mortalities have now been recorded in the Florida Keys.

Rescue crews rushed to Miami’s Brickell neighborhood Sunday after receiving reports about a person in the water.

A man visiting South Florida died over the weekend after two personal watercrafts collided with each other off Key West, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The owner of a South Florida pest control company is speak about an incident that saw several birds poisoned in Weston last month.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers issued two misdemeanors to an employee of a pest control company in Broward County on Friday, authorities confirmed Saturday.

SeaWorld Orlando returned Reckless and Churro, a mother and calf manatee duo, to waters in Broward County this week after being rehabilitated at its rescue center.

Unofficial shark season is heating up off the Florida Keys, as two great white sharks are pinged nearby.

A small plane crashed off the coast of Marathon Tuesday afternoon, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating after a woman was killed when her personal watercraft crashed near the Venetian Marina in Miami Sunday evening.

A lobster diver in the Florida Keys likely wasn’t happy to see wildlife officers Wednesday after officials say they made some illegal discoveries after conducting a resource inspection.

One man died and two others were hurt in a boat crash in Biscayne Bay Tuesday afternoon, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A woman in Orange County was cited after deputies learned she was keeping an alligator in a bathtub, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

In this week’s “Technically Speaking” report, Local 10’s Gio Insignares introduces us to an international company hoping to change the way you set sail.

If you live near fresh water in South Florida, chances are green iguanas aren’t far behind.

Florida’s spiny lobster sport mini-season will begin at midnight Wednesday, July 26 and will run through Thursday, July 28.

A bear that was spotted last week roaming around a Homestead neighborhood was captured over the weekend and released in a state forest, officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed.

A Florida neighborhood is having to deal with a growing group of domestic rabbits on its streets after a breeder illegally let hers loose.

An alligator about 9 feet tall was lurking in a small pond when a dog without a leash went for a swim near the Arboretum at Constitution Park on Thursday in Deerfield Beach.

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigation is underway following a deadly boat and car ferry collision near Port Miami.

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released the names Monday of the two men who were on a 32-foot boat that collided with the Fisher Island Ferry early Sunday morning.

A nearly naked man and his female passenger were arrested Wednesday after the driver fled the scene of a crash and trespassed on school property, authorities announced Thursday.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is launching its 2023 Lionfish challenge on June 1st, to help remove the invasive fish from Florida's waters.

A Florida Keys man is facing criminal charges after state wildlife officials said he set nearly a dozen illegal traps at his home “designed to target migratory birds.”

A big rescue effort was underway early Monday morning to help an injured manatee and her calf near the Islamorada Bass Pro Shop boat ramp.

Officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) worked together to capture a 9-foot alligator on a farm in Key Largo Friday afternoon.

It took seven people to help get the fish off of the boat.

A small plane crashed off Bahia Honda State Park Saturday afternoon on the Gulf side off Horseshoe Key in Monroe County, a law enforcement source confirmed with Local 10 News.

Authorities are investigating after finding a man’s body floating in the waters off Key West Friday afternoon, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission teams continue to deal with the abandoned wrecked boats that Hurricane Ian left behind in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working to shut down illegal snake trafficking rings, arresting eight people in connection to the crime, four of who are from South Florida.

Eight people were arrested Thursday, accused of taking part in an illegal venomous snake trafficking ring in Florida, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Officials recovered the body of a male in the water off Islamorada Thursday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A fisherman made a shocking discovery on a Fort Myers Beach and now Florida Fish and Wildlife officials are investigating.

An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.

Three victims remain hospitalized, two of them in critical condition, as friends gathered Tuesday to mourn a 17-year-old girl who died in a boat crash Sunday night in the waters near Biscayne Bay.

It’s the 19th panther death attributed to fatal collisions, out of 21 total deaths this year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Three amateur hunters capture an 18-foot-long python in Collier County.

Florida’s spiny lobster mini-season runs from Wednesday to Thursday and state officers said they are ready to enforce the rules starting midnight.

An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.

A Florida man was hospitalized with serious injuries from an alligator attack on the state’s west coast Wednesday evening.

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer and a python contractor in Collier County uncovered quite a catch.

Anglers fishing for bass in the state of Florida can win much more than just a great catch this summer.

A loggerhead turtle is rehabbing at Zoo Miami's new Sea Turtle Hospital after a shark bit off most of her left fin.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says it’s the 17th panther death recorded this year.

Dale Hossfield, 68, went missing from Vero Beach when his boat washed ashore in Melbourne Beach with no one inside on Wednesday evening.

Three endangered Florida panthers have died after being struck by vehicles over the past week.

An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.

Edgar Flores Barrera and Cesar Barrera were arrested after stabbing an 18-year-old victim during a fight at the Crystal Cove apartments in Marathon.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating how a dead shark ended up at a public school on Thursday, south of Jacksonville.

An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office has identified wreckage from a helicopter that crashed Friday.

Florida wildlife officials have now killed a nearly 12-foot alligator that swam within inches of a frightened paddleboarder in a popular state park during an encounter in September recorded on video that went viral.

Florida is lifting its three-decade ban on catching and killing goliath groupers.

On Tuesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was informed that wild birds in Brevard, Indian River and Volusia counties may have died as a result of the “bird flu.”

Authorities are searching for a person in the ocean on Monday near Fisher Island.

An experimental program is feeding Florida manatees with romaine lettuce to supplement their diets after so much of the state's seagrass has been lost.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with assistance from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), is conducting a criminal investigation into the shooting of an endangered key deer.