Matt Asen, a Sanibel resident since 1978 and owner of four Southwest Florida restaurants, is being recognized for his ...

Police in Lapeer, Michigan, are investigating after more than 40 sharp spikes, described by officials as fence spikes, were found in two city parks. Officers responded to Cramton Park during the ...

The Florida House has passed a bill to make the American flamingo the official state bird. Florida's current state bird, the mockingbird, is also the state bird for 4 other states. The bill also ...

The Florida House voted to make the American flamingo the new state bird, replacing the mockingbird. The bill, which also designates the scrub jay as the state songbird, now moves to the state Senate ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s House voted late Wednesday to establish the American flamingo as the new state bird, a step toward knocking the mockingbird off its perch after nearly a century. It ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A bill that would designate the flamingo as Florida’s state bird breezed through the House of Representatives on Wednesday. In a near-unanimous vote, the House passed HB-11, ...

When children are removed from dangerous or unstable homes, they often arrive at emergency shelters with little more than the clothes they are wearing. Pentagon names Florida man among service members ...

The flamingo has been a key component of the Florida Lottery's branding since 1988. Legistators are considering the flamingo to replace the mockingbird as Florida's state bird for the third year in a ...

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DAVIE, Fla. — Flamingo Gardens, a botanical garden and wildlife sanctuary in Davie, welcomed a new resident. Miranda DePalma, a wildlife supervisor at Flamingo Gardens, introduced “Sabal,” a ...