Secretary of Elder Affairs Samuel P. Verghese began the 2015 Florida Conference on Aging with promises of a big surprise for those willing to wait until the end. Three days later, he delivered, announcing a new plan to wage war on a devastating disease that has long targeted seniors around the world.

The newest patrol officer in Gulf Breeze won’t be asking for your license and registration, but if he does speak up it’s bound to get attention.

The two largest state forests in Florida received sustainability certification Sept. 29 from the Florida Forest Service through the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proudly wrapping up Season 3 of TrophyCatch. Since inception of this innovative citizen-science, conservation rewards program in October 2012, nearly 3,000 trophy largemouth bass heavier than 8 pounds have been caught, documented and released in Florida.

Youth cigarette smoking rates in Florida are at an all-time low according to new data released on Tuesday by the Florida Department of Health. Conventional cigarette use among Florida high school students dropped from 8.6 percent in 2013* to 6.9 percent in 2015 – a 19.7 percent change.

All women are at a risk for breast cancer and, the older you get, the more that risk increases. How much a person can reduce her own risk depends on the factors at play.