The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash that killed an alligator trapper in Pasco County.
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Disney gator attack victim’s family to help kids awaiting organ transplants
The parents of a 2-year-old boy who was killed by an alligator at a Walt Disney World resort last year announced Tuesday that their son’s le…
Hunters in Arkansas wrangle 525 pound gator
It’s alligator hunting season in Arkansas and two men got the big one and kept it.
Withlacoochee River expected to crest today
A lot of us would like to believe hurricane Irma is behind us, but for our neighbors on the Withlacoochee River, the worst is yet to come. T…
Florida Florida man fulfills promise to dying mother, stays on Withlacoochee River prior to crest
For Deborah Garcia, getting in and out of her home along the Withlacochee River requires a special uniform of sorts, waders and jeans.
City commissioner helps save dog attacked by gator in Lakeland
After Hurricane Irma hit the area, a Lakeland City Commissioner went through a terrifying ordeal.
This week in odd news: ‘Sewer war’ and record-setting cats
KOALA SURVIVES 10-MILE AUSTRALIA TRIP IN WHEEL ARCH ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — For a stowaway who made a 16-kilometer (10-mile) journey sque…
Social media gets the word out during Irma emergency
ATLANTA (AP) — Worried relatives, generous volunteers, frantic neighbors, even medical providers are turning to social media now that Hurric…
Zoo Miami animals taken to Monroe County Jail
Mo the Sloth and Kramer the Emu are as innocent as they come, but they’re doing time in a county jail.
More than 170K without power in Florida
The National Hurricane Center says Irma’s projected path is continuing to shift to the west, just a few crucial miles, that should keep its …