Many Florida homeowners are familiar with the danger sinkholes pose. But some areas are more risky than others.

LAKELAND, Fla. — A large sinkhole near Scott Lake in Lakeland continues to expand, said the sheriff, who urged the public to stay away from the area. Scott Lake Road at Fitzgerald Road was closed and ...

When Todd Gorby, the foreman at Ajax Paving Industries in southwest Florida, got the call at almost midnight on a Sunday that there was a 20- by 30-foot sinkhole on a heavily traveled road, he knew he ...