A Miami-Dade detective told an FWC officer they could invoke emergency circumstances to get a blood draw on George Pino the night of his boat crash.

FWC said it is rare for wild black bears to injure people in Florida, although people have been bitten and scratched by bears, most often when there are cubs, food sources or dogs present.

John Dalton, a Miami-Dade cop who responded to the George Pino boat crash, said he told FWC they could have performed a sobriety test on Pino.

FWC said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found 100 yards from his home. FWC was able to confirm that there was evidence indicating a physical encounter between a bear and a person ...

Young said FWC increased the allotment for the 2025 statewide alligator hunt by 1,000 tags. Between the hunt and SNAP program, up to 15,000 alligators were taken out of the wild in 2023, he said.

Darryl Loach, 53, a former FWC officer, has been accused of striking another vessel in Boynton Beach and fleeing the scene without reporting the crash.