From the Orange Audubon SocietyTo assist the St. Johns River Water Management District in orienting visitors to the increasingly popular Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (LAWD), Orange Audubon Society has p

The state of Florida announced 15,299 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, smashing our previous record of 11,434 set on July 4, and bringing Florida to the forefront nationally in highest same-day COVID-19 infections. New York had held the previous record, with 12,274 on April 4. First, the grim facts: Orange County set a record, too, with 1,371 new cases reported Sunday, to bring us to a new total of 18,001. Seminole had 146 new cases for a total of 4,229, and Osceola reported 306 new cases and a total of 4,167. Volusia added 171 more for a total of 3,805.…

Although it is not recommended that you get up close and personal with alligators in the wild, Florida's theme park Gatorland houses over 2,000 American alligators, which are native to Florida, for guests to do just that. The theme park reopened its doors on June 20 with new procedures to address COVID-19, but the real gator danger could be happening all around us.…