The Fort Pierce Commission rejected a lawsuit settlement over a lease agreement for Little Jim Bait & Tackle bar.

Florida DEP claims city of Fort Pierce allowed construction of unpermitted docks at iconic Little Jim bar and used them ...

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing new steps to ensure that perpetrators of crimes against peacekeepers face justice.

There is a saying that common sense isn't very common anymore. That was brought home quite clearly in a story in your paper about a fellow who caught a python in Everglades National Park and was fined ...

The African rock python is not a snake that often dominates headlines, yet it remains one of the most impressive reptiles found anywhere in Africa. Stretching across much of sub-Saharan Africa, this ...

Attention Florida-bound retirees: There's more to the Sunshine State than Disney, golf and beaches.

The koala is an iconic marsupial native to Australia, and was originally thought to be related to bears.

if answering the call of nature becomes an encounter with nature, remember, the animals are just as surprised to see you as ...

Ian Bartoszek may know more about Burmese pythons than anyone who has ever walked Earth. Program director for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida's world-renowned Burmese python capture and removal ...

While Burmese pythons are not venomous, their bites are common and feel like needles tearing through the skin. Invasive pythons have severely impacted Florida's small mammal populations in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ian Bartoszek may know more about Burmese pythons than anyone who has ever walked Earth. Program director for the Conservancy of ...