2 sperm whales die within one week in Florida Keys

A sperm whale calf died after beaching itself in the northern Florida Keys last week. Six days later, an emaciated adult whale was found beached near Key West. A necropsy determined the calf likely died after becoming separated from its mother.

Heroic rescue: Video shows people help Florida driver, stop traffic after medical emergency

Surveillance video captured the moments after a driver reportedly suffered a medical episode and lost control of her vehicle in Florida, and as a number of good Samaritans came to her rescue.

Hernando woman shoots 2 dogs with BB gun nearly 200 times for trying to dig under fence, deputies say

A Spring Hill woman has been arrested on multiple counts of animal cruelty after deputies say she used a gas-powered BB gun to shoot her dogs as they tried to dig under a fence to get out of her yard.

'One-in-a-million' yellow cardinal spotted in Florida

Experts say while there are millions of red cardinals, there are only 10-15 yellow cardinals in North America.

Fight on Florida lake ends with multiple arrests; sends party-goer to hospital

Sheriff's deputies in Volusia County needed to medically evacuate a man after a fight on Lake George. They said the incident happened during the Mayhem on Lake George event near Astor.

Authorities search for escaped Florida inmate

Investigators are asking for the public's help to find a Florida inmate who escaped custody last week. Deputies say the 29-year-old has an extensive arrest record with multiple felony charges, and has served two previous prison sentences in Florida.

Amber Alert canceled for 1-year-old Orlando boy

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement canceled its Amber Alert for a missing 1-year-old baby boy. 

FHP: Woman killed while chasing her loose dogs on I-95

The Florida Highway Patrol reports a woman from Mims was killed on Saturday morning when she was struck by a vehicle on I-95 between Oak Hill and Edgewater.

Gabby Petito's mother files new lawsuit against estate of Brian Laundrie

Gabby Petito's mother filed a new wrongful death lawsuit Friday against Brian Laundrie's estate, seeing damages of $30,000. The new lawsuit comes after Petito's parents sued Chris and Roberta Laundrie, claiming they knew their son killed Gabby.

Canadian visitor who went missing in Hernando County found dead

A 74-year-old from Canada, who went missing sometime early Wednesday morning, leaving his wife asleep in their parked van, was found dead, according to Hernando County authorities.

Pinellas sheriff's office tight-lipped after deputy runs over sunbather

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office isn't responding to questions about how a sunbather was run over by one of its deputies who was driving an SUV on St. Pete Beach Wednesday afternoon. 

Florida couple, dog bear-ly escape black bear having 'a bad day'

A Ring camera captured a couple’s mad dash to the house, along with their tiny dog, in order to narrowly escape a charging black bear in Florida.