JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida boy got to try his hand at alligator wrangling Monday night. According to a livestream by Jacksonville resident Henry Coleman, a large alligator caused a problem when it decided to make Martin Luther King Parkway its resting spot. Things did not get better when law enforcement arrived, as the […]
AVE MARIA, Fla. (WFLA) — A pair of Floridians had a dangerously close encounter with an alligator early this month. According to Storyful, homeowner Denise Prues first spotted the alligator after hearing something rustling near her house. “I heard a noise in the side yard and looked up and the alligator was slowly walking between […]
LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Usually, playing near an alligator is a recipe for disaster but not for these otters. Videos sent to us by David Yrastorza showed a group of otters playing at the edge of Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland. Also seen was an alligator that could be seen as its snout stuck out of […]
A group of alligator hunters made a different kind of catch while out scouting in Brevard County Sunday.
Investigators said the drug trafficking operation transported fentanyl from the Sinaloa Cartel to Compton, California, before making it to Florida.
Polk County deputies made a massive fentanyl bust recently — the largest in the county’s history, according to the sheriff’s office.
A Lakeland Florida man tried to evade deputies through … unconventional means when they tried to arrest him for aggravated battery, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said.
A Lakeland Florida man tried to evade deputies through … unconventional means when they tried to arrest him for aggravated battery, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said.
The fire commissioner for Palm Harbor Fire Rescue tried to save a Florida man after he crashed on Alligator Alley, the stretch of I-75 that goes through the Everglades.
LARGO, Fla. (WFLA) — Pinellas County deputies conducted a death investigation involving an alligator Friday. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said that at about 1:50 p.m., deputies were sent to the area of 134th Avenue North and 121st Street after learning of a deceased individual in the area. A representative with the sheriff’s office confirmed […]