For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously ...

State wildlife officials say a regulated hunt is needed to manage the bear population. Opponents say the new rules will lead ...

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife ...

Prosecutors will take “no further action” against a Florida sheriff’s deputy in the arrest of a Black college student pulled ...

Hunters will need to apply for permits to participate in the December 2025 bear hunt. The last bear hunt in Florida occurred ...

This is the first black bear hunt since 2015, when nearly 300 bears were killed on the first two days of a week-long season.

A Florida deputy who punched a Black man at a February traffic stop did not commit a crime, prosecutors said in a report on ...

Florida's Wildlife Commission approved a black bear hunting season for December, facing immediate legal challenges from environmental advocates.

Supporters of the hunt have claimed that overpopulation of the bears has caused a nuisance in local communities and that a ...

In the wake of Florida’s 2025 legislative session, advocates and concerned citizens assembled at Charles Hadley Park in ...

A video showing the violent arrest of a Black college student in Florida has sparked calls for drivers to use cameras that ...

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