TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hillsborough County celebrated its 192nd birthday on Sunday, marking nearly two centuries of change.

I urge lawmakers and citizens alike to support and increase funding for the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program and ...

People who live on or around Henscratch Road near Lake Placid in Highlands County escaped a fast-moving brush fire with their ...

A large brush fire in Highlands County quickly burned more than 175 acres in the northwest area of Leisure Lakes in Highlands County, fire crews said.

State officials said Thursday they were monitoring two approved prescribed burns in Highlands County and advised residents smoke may drift into other parts of the community. The burns include a ...

Homes are being evacuated in Highlands County as a brush fire burns through the Leisure Lakes area. HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla — ...

A total of 87% of the Sunshine State is considered to be under drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

A lack of hurricanes and a parched wet season is one reason why Oklahoma closed in on Florida's lightning title but it's complicated.

The Polk County Commission voted 3-2 against an appeal by local residents of the 747-home Highland Club development. Experts for the opposition argued the project was incompatible with the surrounding ...