They changed the name from the Cross Florida Ship Canal to the Cross Florida Barge Canal and promoted it as a project that would drive industrial development and new recreational offerings.

BRONSON, Fla. (WCJB)—A boat ramp proposal is causing drama in Levy County after Citrus County leaders asked Levy County commissioners for their support. Citrus County leaders attended the Levy ...

— The Senate budget includes $1.5 million to design the widening of County Road 491 between Pine Ridge Boulevard and U.S. 41. Citrus County did not request the funding; rather, it was on behalf of a ...

LAUDERHILL, FLA. (WSVN) - One person is OK after they drove their car into a canal near the Florida Turnpike in Lauderhill. Florida Highway Patrol troopers, Lauderhill Fire Rescue and Tamarac Fire ...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Nearly two dozen kayakers were out on the water in an Osceola County canal when a woman was bitten by an alligator. Florida Fish and Wildlife and Polk County Sheriff’s ...

A woman paddling in a Florida canal was bitten on her arm by an alligator (not the one pictured), officials said. Photo by Dawn McDonald via Unsplash CLARIFICATION: Authorities corrected an ...