In a last-minute hearing held on the eve of jury selection in the murder trial of Donna Adelson, Leon Circuit Judge Stephen ...

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife ...

The new rules will establish bear hunting zones within four of the seven existing bear management units. The FWC says in ...

Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is officially set to move forward after a unanimous vote by the state’s Fish and ...

Florida wildlife officials are moving forward with plans to reinstate a state-sanctioned bear hunt, a decision drawing both support and opposition in the wake of the state’s first fatal bear attack ...

On October 18, 2025, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), in partnership with the Fire Department of the City ...

It was determined that 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, was mauled by a 263-pound male black bear, Naples Daily News reported.

There was no sign of Robert Markel, 89, and his trailer was in disarray, with a mattress and other items scattered throughout, according to a police report.

In early May 2025, 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog were killed by a black bear in Florida. This incident marked the first fatal black bear attack in the state’s history. This tragic loss ...

Robert Markel and his dog were killed by a black bear near their home in Jerome, Florida. The bear attack occurred about 100 yards from Markel’s home, and authorities found evidence that the bear had ...

Florida authorities found Robert Markel and his dog deceased on May 5 following a bear attack on Markel's property near Jerome, a small unincorporated community 30 miles east of Naples, according ...