Think of Ocala as the comfortable pair of jeans in Florida’s otherwise flashy wardrobe – not as glitzy as Miami or as tourist-trampled as Orlando, but infinitely more livable for everyday folks.

Nestled on Florida’s Nature Coast about 85 miles north of Tampa and 95 miles northwest of Orlando, this aquatic wonderland feels like stepping into a Florida time capsule from decades past.

If you look around Southwest Florida, you see a curious trend. 'Legacy' is part of the name on no less than four emerging Lee construction projects.

"It's like having a multiple personality disorder" to see bidding wars in Long Island and discounts in Miami, Erin Sykes said ...

Demographers and urban planners are calling it the 'silver tsunami' — an ever-building wave of older residents. And Florida ...

A quarter of Floridians surveyed are “seriously considering” moving elsewhere because of the high cost of living in the state. And when those who are thinking about it somewhat are added, half are ...

MIAMI (AP) — A man suspected of being the “pillowcase rapist” in a string of South Florida rapes back in the 1980s was convicted Monday in another one of the attacks. Miami-Dade County jurors found ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Arizona freshman Koa Peat had a chip on his shoulder before making his college debut on Monday. Feeling a bit neglected in Switzerland while playing for the USA 19-and-under team, the ...