PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Florida man heard a splash coming from her backyard swimming pool in the middle of the night, and when she went outside to check on it, she found a 7-foot alligator. It took authorities in Port Charlotte, Florida four hours to remove the gator early Saturday. Kerri Kibbe tells […]
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Locals shocked after gator found roaming salt waters in Durney Key
Boats go in and boats go out at the boat ramp at Nick’s Park. Saturday though, only one came out with the catch of the day few have ever seen come out of these waters… a roughly ten-foot gator.
Alligator captured after chasing swimmers on Durney Key
The alligator was captured by the trapper and transported to a safe location. No one was injured.
Clearwater rallies behind ‘gator lady’ after insurance claim for damages denied
The community is rallying behind a Clearwater Florida man whose home suffered damage from an alligator break-in.
Second Asian Water Monitor sighting in North Port in over a month
Just over a month has passed since a North Port Florida man had a wild encounter with an Asian Water Monitor right in front of his home. Today, another North Port resident spotted the giant lizard in her yard.
Police: Pinellas Park Florida man pretended to book business meeting, trashed hotel rooms instead
A Pinellas Park Florida man is facing several charges after police say he committed crimes throughout Pinellas County, including scheming to defraud a hotel by pretending to be a businessman.
Police: Pinellas Park Florida man pretended to book business meeting, trashed hotel rooms instead
A Pinellas Park Florida man is facing several charges after police say he committed crimes throughout Pinellas County, including scheming to defraud a hotel by pretending to be a businessman.
Alligator caught at Chicago lagoon flown to new home in Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) – ‘Chance the Snapper’ is finally where he belongs.. in Florida. The small gator was captured in Chicago Tuesday and just two days later, was flown to Jacksonville. The male gator, nicknamed ‘Chance the Snapper,’ was first spotted in the Humboldt Park lagoon in Chicago about a week ago. After local enthusiasts […]
UNSOLVED: Mom says son was murdered, wants answers after body found near gators in St. Pete
The teen’s mother says her son was killed on purpose. She just wants to know who did it and why. She says her heart is breaking, as is the rest of the young Florida man’s family who misses him terribly and wants justice.
Insurance claim denied after destructive Clearwater 11-feet gator break-in
At the end of May, Mary Wischhusen woke up in the middle of the night to find an aggressive, 11-foot-long gator had broken into her Eagles Landing home.