Will anyone clean up Central Florida’s filthy Lake Jesup?
Lake Jesup, one of Central Florida’s largest water bodies, is also one of its sickest. Urban runoff filled…
3 St. Lucie firefighters terminated, 2 suspended after report details rookie hazing
Three St. Lucie County firefighters were terminated and two others suspended after an independent investigation determined the senior…
Pasture mealybug: Grass-eating pest spreads to 16 Florida counties
Invasive bug destroying crops, grass in Florida Agricultural experts from the University of Florida Institute of Food and…
The Scoop: Fri. July 17, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
The ICE officer who killed a man in Maine had a history of violence and mental health concerns…
A secret fan donates nearly $1 million to help save South Florida’s rare pine rocklands.
One of the rarest forests in the world, found only in South Florida and the Caribbean and home…
South Tampa trap caught 18,000 mosquitoes, last month just 142
TAMPA, Fla. – Hillsborough County conducted aerial spraying early Thursday to treat a growing mosquito population – a…
Florida’s $10K python challenge: One night with the hunters chasing the Everglades’ biggest threat
ORLANDO, Fla. – Hunters from all over the world are in the Everglades right now, competing to bring…
The Scoop: Thurs. July 16, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
DeSantis schedules two executions to take place on the same day. Meanwhile, Governor Ron DeSantis has scheduled two…
Where to eat in Miami to avoid diarrhea lettuce
La Carreta’s Cubano sandwich Screenshot via La Carreta’s Facebook| @xiomi_rivera Miami restaurants to avoid lettuce and fresh berries…
The Scoop: Wed. July 15, 2026 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
A man dies after an ICE encounter in Florida A man was fatally hit by a truck as…
DOH: Miami-Dade beaches have too much poop for swimming
A water quality advisory from the Florida Department of Health (DOH) is warning about an, erm, number two…
#AskJAXTDY | Why does Overalls Farm get so many citations?
In 2009, Nathan Ballentine graduated from college into a dreadful job market in Tallahassee. “I don’t know how…