House Bill 6017 would have lifted restrictions on adult children of an unmarried parent who die due to medical malpractice.

A decade after the last state-sanctioned hunt had to be cut short because so many bears were killed, Florida says it’s time for another one.

During a single week this month, two people were killed by wildlife in Florida. The first was Robert Markel, who was killed ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is moving forward with proposed amendments to black bear hunting ...

Black bears were listed as threatened in 2012, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held an unpopular hunt in 2015.

JEROME, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News ... bear killed this week confirmed it was the animal that killed 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog, state wildlife officials said. Officers responded to ...

JEROME, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News ... Evidence and DNA collected from a black bear killed this week confirmed it was the animal that killed 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog, state wildlife officials ...

JEROME, Fla. (AP ... male bear contained the partial remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement. Testing showed that ...

Family members reported 89-year-old Robert Markel missing from his home and ... family as they faced an unfathomable event this week." Jerome is in the South Bear Management Unit, which has ...

JEROME, Fla. (WFLA ... findings confirmed that a 263-pound male bear contained the remains of Robert Markel, a Florida resident who was found dead on Monday, May 5. The bear’s DNA was ...

The FWC said Markel's remains were found in a male black bear they captured and euthanized after the tragic incident occurred on Monday in Jerome, Florida ...