Stoick the turtle is just happy to be alive. Named after the character in the popular kids' movie "How to Train Your Dragon," Stoick is a native eastern box turtle who was hit by a car. He's under the ...

Those cute turtle license plates aren’t just for show, money from the grant program helped the lab roll out its new turtle transport van! More good news: ...

Protecting Florida’s iconic sea turtles goes hand-in-hand with fighting plastic waste, a key initiative of the sea turtle license plate program. Other governments — along with businesses, ...

Protecting Florida’s iconic sea turtles goes hand-in-hand with fighting plastic waste, a key initiative of the sea turtle license plate program. Other governments — along with businesses, ...

Three more specialty license plates will soon be available on Florida’s roads including ones supporting Israel, K9s and gopher tortoises. The “Florida Stands With Israel” and “K9s United ...

"Even 1,000 license plates would get us $10,000 a year," Lewbart said. "That would be a big part of our operating budget." Rep. Allison Dahle, D-Wake, sponsored this year's bill to create the plate.

A bill in the state legislature would create a special license plate that would provide funding for the Turtle Rescue Team at NC State. But for years, the idea's gotten bogged down in the state ...