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The U.S. government shutdown is causing confusion about whether our national parks are open and what kind of experience ...

With more than 2.1 million campsites and over 27,000 campgrounds in the U.S., how do you choose where to park your camper? To ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Movie magic is being made in parts of Polk County. A local author is bringing his book to the big screen while showcasing several Lakeland businesses along the way. One of the ...

As the TFA Royals await the decision as to whether the FHSAA will lift their playoff ban, the team will be at powerhouse ...

MONDAY PM UPDATE: Polk County officials have reopened Scott Lake Road today. The road, between Fitzgerald Road and Old Scott Lake Road, was closed to through traffic since last Friday while ...

The wetland areas support a cast of characters straight out of a Florida nature documentary – great blue herons standing like statues, ibis probing the mud with their curved bills, and if you’re lucky ...

Travelers can visit an official cryptid headquarters, haunted roads, alligators, mermaids and the oldest city in the country.

Florida has a secret, and it’s hiding in plain sight just outside of Lakeland – a 5,000-acre paradise called Colt Creek State Park that somehow manages to fly under the radar while its flashier ...

In the summer of 1984, two friends decided to go on a camping trip in the White Mountains. Christopher Bird, 25, and Richard ...

Lorraine Ann LeBeau (Ledoux), age 87, peacefully passed away on October 5, 2025. Born in Northampton, Mass on January 21, 1938, to Charles Ledoux and Antoinette Bouthilette. She worke ...

CBS 42 talked with campers Monday night who arrived from a number of states, including Florida, Georgia ... The 70-year-old, who arrived in the North Park Campground with his girlfriend Monday evening ...