Killing or harming bats is illegal in Florida, so using devices to prevent the flying nocturnal animal from entering a building will temporarily become illegal in a week -- when the mammal’s ...

WCTV gets a behind-the-scenes look at new straw-colored fruit bat habitat The North Florida Wildlife Center welcomed the new bat colony recently and is excited for visitors to check it out.

The Lubee Bat Conservancy is working hard to breed rare, exotic bats to support the wild populations of bats across the globe. They promoted this effort with the 19th annual Bat Festival.

CBP halted a shipment of dead birds and bats from Nigeria heading to an address in Florida.

A Florida mother and son are charged with attempted murder after police allege they attacked a man with an "unknown tool" and a baseball bat. Miami-Dade Police say the incident happened shortly ...

An irate Florida husband battered a man bloody with an aluminum bat after catching him in bed with his wife, according to a CBS 2 report. John Dimmig, 33, of Lake Worth, is facing attempted murder ...

A Florida man is accused of bludgeoning his cheating wife's lover with an aluminum bat after catching them in bed together, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

Christian Peterson [email protected] Florida is famous for many different things. When someone says, “Florida,” what ...

‘SUPERHERO’ fruit bats may hold the key to curing diabetes, scientists say. While a high-sugar diet for humans can lead to diabetes, obesity and even cancer, fruit bats survive and even… ...

Just in time for Halloween, Lubee Bat Conservancy is bringing back their Bat Fest. The 18th (!) Florida Bat Festival goes down on October 22, starting at 10 a.m. The conservancy is a non-profit ...

A Florida man who fatally beat his wife with a bat and strangled their four small children was sentenced to death Friday morning in a brief hearing. Ocala County Judge Anthony Tatti formalized Mich… ...