A Florida family’s Thanksgiving interrupted by a nearly 9-foot-long alligator.
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1 dead, 2 wounded in Thanksgiving shooting at Florida strip club
A Thanksgiving Day fight at a Florida strip club left one Florida man dead and two others injured.
More than 100 people arrested in Hillsborough County human trafficking sting
Hillsborough County deputies have arrested more than 100 people in connection to a five-month-long undercover investigation relating to human trafficking.
College professors arrested for cooking meth in science building, police say
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (CNN/WFLA) — Police arrested two Henderson State University professors accused of cooking methamphetamine. The university said Terry Bateman and Bradley Rowland were placed on administrative leave in October, just three days after the Reynolds Science Center closed on a report of an “undetermined chemical odor.” Students at the school couldn’t help but draw […]
UF students threaten impeachment for Trump Jr.’s visit
Donald Trump isn’t the only president facing an impeachment inquiry. The student body president of the University of Florida is facing an impeachment threat for spending $50,000 in student fees to bring Trump’s eldest son and his girlfriend to campus.
1 airlifted to hospital after Florida alligator attack
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A person was airlifted to a hospital after an alligator attack near a wildlife reserve in Florida. According to 12 News, Martin County Fire Rescue they found the person in DuPuis Florida Florida management Area on Saturday morning, a reserve bridging southwestern Martin County and northwestern Palm Beach County. At first, […]
Germany, allies mark 30 years since Berlin Wall fell
BERLIN (AP) — Germany marked the 30th anniversary Saturday of the opening of the Berlin Wall, a pivotal moment in the events that brought down Communism in Eastern Europe. Leaders from Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic attended a ceremony at Bernauer Strasse — where one of the last parts of the Berlin […]
When it comes to heart disease, family history matters
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – He was the ultimate outdoorsman. Terry Tomalin was a familiar face in the bay area. As the outdoors editor for the St. Pete Times, he wrestled alligators and swam with sharks. That’s why, when he suddenly died of a heart attack at age 55, no one could believe it. His wife, […]
‘Brick History’ brings the past to life through LEGOs
History comes to life with 28 meticulously crafted models, each depicting a person, moment or discovery that altered world history.
Florida trappers step up efforts, catch 3,600 pythons
MIAMI (AP) — More than 3,600 Burmese pythons have been captured in Florida under an effort to control the invasive species that wildlife officials say is choking the delicate Everglades ecosystem. Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday the Python Action Team had removed 1,000 pythons from the wild. That’s on top of the 2,600 removed by […]