Volunteers in Volusia County are sounding the alarm after a dramatic spike in stranded sea turtles washing ashore — and they need the public’s help.

Fishing charters and anglers along Florida’s coast are celebrating the first step in a big win in the long battle over Atlantic red snapper season.

You’ve likely heard about falling, frozen iguanas in Florida when temperatures drop — but what about cold-stunned turtles? Here's what to look out for.

The Florida Department of Health is advising people to stay out of the water near Lighthouse Point Park in Volusia County due to an increase in bacteria.

A new petition is calling for a portion of Central Florida to be renamed after the country's 47th president.

If you enjoy searching for chairs to reupholster, vintage cookware, or clothes and toys to flip on eBay, you might want to point your car toward the Florida Atlantic coast. The A1A Super Scenic Garage Sale returns for its 17th year.

From glowing balloons to twinkling trees, here’s what’s lighting up Central Florida this November.

Get ready for a week full of spooky thrills, cozy chills and fall fun galore.

A popular jetty walkway in Ponce Inlet has been washed out again, leaving residents frustrated over the repeated damage.

Volusia County officials have issued double-red flags along the coastline, prohibiting all water entry until further notice due to dangerous surf conditions, strong rip currents and widespread debris left behind by recent tidal activity, according to a news release.

A flash flood warning was in effect Friday morning for Volusia County as 2-4 inches of rain, more in some places, fell across portions of the area.

Hurricane Erin may not have made a direct hit on Volusia County, but its effects are causing serious problems for some of the coast’s smallest creatures — sea turtles.

No injuries were reported after a banner plane crashed into the water in the Ponce Inlet area in Volusia County on Monday afternoon, officials said.

What started as a normal morning turned into a fight to keep a foot for 18-year-old surf instructor Sam Hollis, who was bitten by a shark while leading a surfing camp on Friday.

Instead of just hanging out at the beach this morning, Stephanie Turco dedicated her time to volunteering with Volusia County in cleaning up the beach in Ponce Inlet.

Located in Ponce Inlet, the center now features several new exhibits and remains one of the busiest animal rescue hospitals in the state.

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday that remains recovered in 2007 have been identified as Robert Martin, a diver who went missing off the coast of Ponce Inlet.

News 6's Erik Sandoval sheds some insight on the best local beaches that are dog-friendly.

News 6's Erik Sandoval sheds some insight on the best local beaches that are dog-friendly.

A major dredging project to restore parts of Volusia County's beaches is getting ready to start.

A very large Mola is free again after deputies in Volusia County helped the fish that was trapped in shallow water near the shore on Monday afternoon.

Wind gusts have routinely been greater than 75 mph across most of Central Florida.

New exhibits and major changes are coming to Volusia County's Marine Science Center.

Blink and you’ll miss it as the 2024 recreational south Atlantic red snapper season starts out — and ends, for that matter — on the same day.

Florida is the "Shark Bite Capital of the World." However, some places and times are more prone to attacks than others.

The shark bite marks the third in less than a week in Volusia County, the other two occurring in New Smyrna Beach.

The Marine Science Center announced one of its sea turtle hospital patients will soon return to the sea this week after three months of rehabilitation.

A caregiver arrested in 2022 in the shooting death of an 89-year-old woman in a Ponce Inlet condo was sentenced to 60 years in prison Thursday.

A new Volusia County business is planning to give boaters a place to stay and a chance to enjoy everything Ponce Inlet has to offer on land. It’s called a “boatel,” or a boat hotel.

Badlands, a sub-adult loggerhead turtle is set to be released following a medical recovery at the Marine Science Center in Volusia County.

An Apopka woman was bitten in the foot by a shark at a Ponce Inlet beach on Monday, according to Volusia County Beach Safety.

The positions include Mayor of Lake Helen, Town Council Seat 3 in Ponce Inlet and City Council District 2 in Port Orange.

Video released by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office shows the rescue of three stranded boaters in a Ponce Inlet jetty.

Stranded or sunbathing? A beached manatee was rescued from the Ponce Inlet shore on Wednesday.

Bet you don't see that every day.

Ponce’s Law is a bill that passed in 2018 after a Black Lab puppy was fatally beaten to death in 2017. The law increases the chances of animal abusers going to jail and allows a judge to bar someone convicted of animal cruelty from owning a pet.

Leaders in Volusia County Tuesday are discussing a plan that could allow dogs on more areas of the beach.

Dozens of homes along the coast in Volusia County are still sitting on cliffs after their dunes or seawalls washed away in last year's hurricanes.

A beachfront home in Ponce Inlet caught fire on Wednesday afternoon, according to witnesses on the beach.

Volusia County’s beaches are slowly reopening, with many ramps and walkovers still heavily damaged from the hurricanes.

Before Hurricanes Ian and Nicole hit Central Florida, state researchers had declared 426 miles of Florida beach as critically eroded.

New aerial video shows how Hurricane Nicole took bites out of the Volusia County coast, chewing up sand dunes, seawalls and parts of homes.

The National Weather Service estimated New Smyrna Beach received about 21.09 inches and Ponce Inlet received about 20.95 inches.

A new bird habitat exhibit is coming to the Marine Science Center after the Volusia County Council approved the plans Tuesday morning.

Threatened shorebirds have been hatching throughout southeast Volusia County over the past week ahead of what is expected to be a busy Fourth of July weekend in Central Florida, according to county officials.

Rain, rain will drench the day.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says getting on a cruise ship is less risky than it was earlier this year.

A family captures on video a shark feeding close to Ponce Inlet shore.

The family of a slain 89-year-old woman releases a statement about her death.

A 911 call made by the father of one of the suspects facing murder charges in an 89-year-old’s death led to the arrest of a 22-year-old caregiver and her husband on Wednesday.

Two people are in custody after a woman was killed in an early morning shooting in Ponce Inlet, according to police.

The record number of manatee deaths has started impacting businesses that rely on manatee sightings.

On Thursday, the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet got its 195th turtle so far this year to rehabilitate. The researchers at the center called this year an anomaly, saying the number of turtles they've had is shattering all previous records.

A surfer in Volusia County has a close call with a shark.

It's been a record shattering year for manatee deaths in Florida.

Officials with the U.S. Coast Guard said a body recovered eight miles southeast of Port Canaveral Tuesday afternoon is the body of the missing Daytona Beach attorney Jim Evans.

The United States Coast Guard is using a C-130 plane in the search for a missing diver outside of Ponce Inlet.

A search is underway for a missing diver outside of Ponce Inlet in Volusia County, according to officials.

Ponce Inlet residents will make their pick Tuesday.

An 8-year-old boy suffered an injury to his right leg when he was bitten by a shark Sunday off Ponce Inlet, according to Volusia County Beach Safety.

With Memorial Day just a week away, rescue teams in Central Florida are kicking training into high gear, expecting to need those skills more this year than in the past.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A shark chomped down on a 15-year-old boy’s hand Tuesday morning as he was surfing in Ponce Inlet, marking the second shark bite of the day in Central Florida. Volusia County Beach Safety said the St. Augustine boy was paddling out near the jetty in deep water at about 10:45 a.m. when a shark bit his hand then immediately released. The boy was treated on scene for cuts to his hand and wrist but refused to be transported to a hospital. Volusia County beaches experienced red flag conditions Tuesday with large surf and higher than usual tides. In Melbourne Beach on Tuesday, a 25-year-old surfer was bitten by a shark on his arm.