A surfer in Florida says he fought off a shark after it attacked him in what's known as the 'Shark bite capital of the world.' ...

Bender said in the aftermath of the attack, he used his leash as a tourniquet, got on his belly, and used his surfboard like a boogie board to get back to shore safely before flagging down a young ...

Matt Bender, a 40-year-old from Winter Park, was bitten on his right forearm while surfing on New Smyrna Beach Sunday.

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Despite any rain that may come Central Florida's way this Fourth of July weekend, tourists and locals ...

Getting inside a sturdy structure or at least an automobile is the best move when thunder roars, but just not being in water or being the tallest object around is a good start.

Media reports document 90-100 seasonal lifeguard vacancies in 2022, 2023, and 2024. In the past year, County Councilman Troy ...

"They were visiting our beaches to celebrate their marriage. In one terrifying second everything changed," Sheriff Mike Chitwood wrote.

A honeymoon to Florida took a tragic turn when a man from Weston was fatally struck by lightning.A frightening flash left<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Florida is the lightning capital of the country and has been living up to that reputation. In the past 10 days alone, one person was killed by lightning in New ...

Florida's geography makes summer one of the more dangerous seasons meteorologically, with spiking daytime temperatures that trigger invading sea breezes.

2 golfers struck by lightning at the same time Rosencranz wasn’t the only person struck by lightning in New Smyrna Beach, about a 55-mile drive northeast from Orlando, that day.