A University of South Florida report shows that Florida was among the states with the highest rates of human trafficking last year. The USF Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Lab was in charge ...

Florida wildlife officials have approved the state's first bear hunting season in a decade as the black bear population continues to grow and encounters with humans increase. The Florida Fish and ...

Florida's location and rapid growth have made it a prime target for human trafficking, according to a new state-commissioned report. The study points to the state's busy airports, ports and highways, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A first-of-its-kind report from the University of South Florida is shining a light on the high risk of human trafficking in the state. “The 2024 State Report on Human Trafficking” ...

Uthmeier says man was on the run for prostitution and other charges that were investigated in 2024 in Bay County.

FLORIDA - A new state-commissioned report from the University of South Florida has revealed staggering estimates of human trafficking across Florida, exposing the state’s ongoing struggle with this ...

Alligator Alcatraz is a temporary migrant detention center located in the Big Cypress National Preserve near the Florida Everglades. The location was intentionally chosen for its harsh environment: a ...

A newly released study estimated that more than 500,000 people were exploited in labor trafficking and 200,000 in sex trafficking in Florida over the last year. The 2024 State Report on Human ...

Jose Figueredo, Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge, left, and Emiliano Tamayo, Chief of Investigations, look at a map depicting where in the country the victim was trafficked ...

Professor by night, park ranger by day, protector of sea turtles always. That was the late Hank Smith, a unique person in Florida’s environmental history. I knew him as a colleague at Florida Atlantic ...