Orange County Parks and Recreation has announced that the swim area at Kelly Park is closed until further notice due to gator activity.

It happened Friday, May 9, in the Tortuga neighborhood in Fort Myers and Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived to find it sitting on someone’s porch — with a red lawn chair awkwardly stuck on ...

NO SWIMMING ALLOWED RIGHT NOW AT KELLY PARK. THE COUNTY CLOSED IT OFF EARLIER TODAY DUE TO GATOR ACTIVITY. REMEMBER, WE’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF GATOR MATING SEASON WHILE THE SWIM ARE ...

Deputies safely removed a nine-foot alligator named Elvis from a local preschool, allowing school activities to resume without any injuries or concerns.

Video shows the alligator being fastened and loaded into a vehicle in Lithia, Florida. Video credit: Hillsborough County ...

The close encounter is a reminder of the risks of venturing into Florida's waters, which are known habitats for alligators.

A Florida man’s attempt to evade police took a bizarre and dangerous turn this week when he fled on foot, dove into a body of ...

A half-ton spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend.

"One lake. One gator. Zero mercy." Brainstorm Media has revealed the official trailer for a horror B-movie called Gator Lake, apparently inspired by a true story of events in 2003 at a real lake in ...

Gatorland has turned an existing portion of its organization into a nonprofit to increase its reach, work to protect ...

A recent University of Florida study found that one reason accounts for 96% of alligator bites - and it's not the fault of ...