Most Americans imagine human trafficking as a violent kidnapping or a "stranger danger" crime—someone abducted from a parking lot or trapped in a shipping container brought in from another country.

Florida's location and rapid growth have made it a prime target for human trafficking, according to a new state-commissioned report. The study points to the state's busy airports, ports and highways, ...

A University of South Florida report shows that Florida was among the states with the highest rates of human trafficking last year. The USF Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Lab was in charge ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A first-of-its-kind report from the University of South Florida is shining a light on the high risk of human trafficking in the state. “The 2024 State Report on Human Trafficking” ...

Uthmeier says man was on the run for prostitution and other charges that were investigated in 2024 in Bay County.

A newly released study estimated that more than 500,000 people were exploited in labor trafficking and 200,000 in sex trafficking in Florida over the last year. The 2024 State Report on Human ...

Authorities have arrested over 230 suspects in connection with a major operation targeting human trafficking in Florida, the state's attorney general announced Friday. The arrests were the result of a ...

Florida wildlife officials have approved the state's first bear hunting season in a decade as the black bear population continues to grow and encounters with humans increase. The Florida Fish and ...

Professor by night, park ranger by day, protector of sea turtles always. That was the late Hank Smith, a unique person in Florida’s environmental history. I knew him as a colleague at Florida Atlantic ...