U.S. Census: Estimated 79 million people in the path of Isaias

Emergency managers in states from Florida to Maine were keeping an eye on Hurricane Isaias as it drenched the Bahamas prompting hurricane warning for parts of the Florida coast on Friday.

Florida flight attendant attacks husband, smashes guitar after discovering tryst

A Florida stewardess flew into a fury after walking in on her husband with another woman, wiling the wife to attack her spouse and smash a guitar into a wall.

Trio of alligators use crosswalk, stop traffic in South Carolina

Drivers in a South Carolina state park stopped for three alligators as they crossed the road -- and they even used the crosswalk.

Missing Georgia mom's truck located in South Florida

Police detectives in South Florida said they found the truck belonging to the mother of a 2-year-old who was found wandering the parking lot of a Broward County apartment complex Sunday.

Deputies arrest Florida day care operator for child pornography

Deputies in South Florida have arrested a day care operator who they say was caught with dozens of images of child pornography.

Little boy reunited with family after wandering Florida neighborhood alone; mom still missing

Three sisters drove from Alabama to South Florida to reunite with their 2-year-old nephew, who was found Sunday morning wandering alone in the parking lot of an apartment complex.

Six sea turtle nests run over on Florida beach, FWC says

Florida wildlife officers are trying to find out who ran over six turtle nests on Captiva Island. They said it appears to have been a golf cart, or similar vehicle, that was used.

Slithery milestone: 5,000 pythons captured in Florida Everglades

Florida hit another new milestone this week — 5,000 Burmese pythons have been captured in the Everglades since the state started paying hunters to track them down in 2017.

Experts worry about errors if census schedule is sped up

Outside experts predicted that speeding up the timetable would lead to an inaccurate head count that misses people in hard-to-count minority communities.

Busch Gardens welcomes rare baby echidna

There's a new arrival at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, and the park is one of the very few places in the U.S. where visitors can see it. For the first time, the theme park has welcomed an echidna.

Multi-state search underway for mother of little boy found wandering Florida neighborhood

Law enforcement agencies in Florida and Alabama are looking for a woman who could be the mother of a little boy found wandering alone in a Broward County neighborhood.

Florida man arrested for allegedly using COVID-19 small business aid money to buy Lamborghini

A Florida man was arrested on July 27 after federal authorities say he used $3.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to purchase a Lamborghini sports car for himself.