ZooTampa may begin vaccinating animals against COVID-19 this summer or fall

With three vaccines authorized by the FDA for emergency use in humans, getting some relief from the coronavirus pandemic seems within reach, but how does that translate to animals?

Pasco County woman becomes college graduate at '74 years young'

Fifty years after graduating from high school, 74-year-old Sue Navage is fulfilling her lifelong dream of getting her college diploma -- a bachelor's degree in counseling from Trinity College.

Florida McDonald's offers $50 just to show up for job interview

A McDonald's location is so desperate for workers that it has offered people $50 just to show up for a job interview.

For pilot, latest SpaceX mission is a family affair

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off just before 6 a.m., cutting a bright path through the predawn sky. The booster's expanding exhaust plume was illuminated by the rising sun, leaving a dazzling display in the sky for several minutes that was visible for hundreds of miles across Florida.

Disney World to power up to 40% of theme park energy needs with new solar facilities

Plans also include solar canopies at Disneyland Paris that will provide shelter for 9,500 guest vehicles, a facility that will power ~70% of Castaway Cay, Disney Cruise Line’s private island in The Bahamas.

South Florida couple tries to have wedding at stranger's mansion without getting permission: report

The couple invited family and friends to their "dream home" for their weekend wedding celebration, saying it was "God's plan" that they should get married there. Just one problem: they didn't own the mansion, and didn't get permission from the owner.

3-year-old boy dies after falling out of moving vehicle in South Florida

A 3-year-old boy has died after police said the child managed to release himself from his car seat and fell out of a moving SUV in South Florida.

Florida school superintendent arrested for perjury over Parkland shooting investigation

The superintendent of the Florida school district where 17 students and staff died in a 2018 high school massacre was arrested Wednesday after investigators said he lied to a grand jury investigating events surrounding the shooting.

Alligator takes a stroll through Publix parking lot in Florida

Alligators are a common sight in Florida, but it still took one man by surprise to see a large gator taking an early morning stroll outside of a Publix.

USCG Cutter Tampa snags nearly $100M in cocaine off Colombian coast

The crew of the USCG Cutter Tampa spent Tuesday in Miami offloading nearly three tons of cocaine that they intercepted in the Caribbean Sea earlier this month.

Biker who recently suffered the loss of a friend confides in deputy during traffic stop

In body-camera video posted on Facebook by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, a motorcycle deputy pivots from education to empathy when he encounters a distraught biker.