Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. It would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851.
An opossum with a sweet tooth got ahead of herself for Valentine’s Day. She was admitted to the hospital for eating an entire chocolate cake.
Police in New Orleans are dealing with some sneaky rodents.
Miami police officers guffawed at the conspiracy theorists who were sharing a video on social media and spreading rumors that there were gray aliens on Jan. 1 at Bayside Marketplace in downtown Miami.
The worshippers of the “Santa Muerte” are putting themselves at risk, a Roman Catholic priest recently warned in an opinion published by the International Association of Exorcists, which is based in Italy.
A 23-year-old man was arrested last weekend after molesting a manatee statue outside a Florida bar and throwing gator nuggets into the bar’s dining area, authorities said.
During a news conference on Thursday in Cape Canaveral, a NASA representative addressed the alleged non-human mummies found in Peru that were recently on display at the Mexican Congress.
A 56-year-old man known as The Sorcerer of Liborina covered a 31-year-old mother of four with a potion that was made out of alcohol, sulfur, and camphor, a waxy substance that is usually made from turpentine oil, according to prosecutors.
Netflix is willing to pay up to $385,000 to a primary flight attendant who wants to join its “dream crew” on a super-midsize private jet based out of San Jose, California, and a Gulfstream G550 jet.
A California man pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges for illegally bringing more than 1,700 wild animals into the United States at the U.S.- Mexico border.
Cat lovers can now have a taste of their cat’s favorite meal at a pop-up restaurant in New York City.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum launched a bobblehead of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying there have been “customer requests from both sides of the aisle.”
As seen in a video going viral online, Eugene Bozzi of Mount Dora used a bulky recycling bin to help scoop up the hissing alligator as neighbors cheered him on.
Lightning struck again and again near the sand and water, pictures from the Clearwater Police Department show. Beachgoer were warned to seek shelter.
Officials originally identified the holes as sinkholes, a common geological occurrence in Florida, but later engineers said the holes are considered “depressions.”
Kenneth Morgan of Jacksonville was cleaning his home this weekend when says he just happened to stumble upon a Powerball ticket from April that was worth $1 million.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch is already a well-known cereal, but now it’s making headlines for something more savory than sweet — a man has allegedly discovered shrimp tails inside of a box of the cereal while pouring himself a bowl.
A wax figure of former president Donald Trump has been removed from an exhibit after visitors kept punching and scratching it.
In an attempt to promote mask-wearing to stop the spread of COVID-19, Miami-Dade County is turning up the heat with a slightly suggestive animated ad.
The Florida Highway Patrol is alerting people in the Tampa area to be on the lookout for a runaway goat, but being extra careful to let people know they’re not talking about Tom Brady.
A 22-year-old man from Port Richey is making sure no one takes the “Florida man” title from him.
A South Florida man who managed to get back his prized comic book collection after it was stolen from his storage unit is now selling it off for big bucks.
Video on social media showed what looked like a military tank driving around a Palmetto Bay neighborhood on Sunday.
A woman walking a Florida beach thought she had come across a decapitated body, but thankfully it turned out to be a mannequin covered in barnacles and sea life.
A driver in Cocoa, Florida, ran over an alligator on U.S. 1 overnight. Both driver and alligator are OK, police say.
A Kentucky woman is hoping someone can help her find a box containing her mother's remains that were sent to Florida.
The ban on saggy pants could be a thing of the past in Opa-Locka.
The Florida Department of Agriculture has received several reports of suspected Asian giant hornets, also called 'murder hornets' in Florida.
A man who was housing a kangaroo that was found wandering Andrews Avenue pleaded not guilty to charges Wednesday.
A kangaroo was on the loose in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday morning — in case you thought 2020 couldn’t get any stranger.
A Key Largo man was arrested Thursday night after a domestic dispute led to his girlfriend falling from the hood of his moving GMC pickup truck, authorities announced on Friday.
A wax figure of former president Donald Trump has been removed from an exhibit after visitors kept punching and scratching it.
In an attempt to promote mask-wearing to stop the spread of COVID-19, Miami-Dade County is turning up the heat with a slightly suggestive animated ad.
The Florida Highway Patrol is alerting people in the Tampa area to be on the lookout for a runaway goat, but being extra careful to let people know they’re not talking about Tom Brady.
A 22-year-old man from Port Richey is making sure no one takes the “Florida man” title from him.
A South Florida man who managed to get back his prized comic book collection after it was stolen from his storage unit is now selling it off for big bucks.
Video on social media showed what looked like a military tank driving around a Palmetto Bay neighborhood on Sunday.
A woman walking a Florida beach thought she had come across a decapitated body, but thankfully it turned out to be a mannequin covered in barnacles and sea life.
A driver in Cocoa, Florida, ran over an alligator on U.S. 1 overnight. Both driver and alligator are OK, police say.
A Kentucky woman is hoping someone can help her find a box containing her mother's remains that were sent to Florida.
The ban on saggy pants could be a thing of the past in Opa-Locka.
The Florida Department of Agriculture has received several reports of suspected Asian giant hornets, also called 'murder hornets' in Florida.
A man who was housing a kangaroo that was found wandering Andrews Avenue pleaded not guilty to charges Wednesday.
A kangaroo was on the loose in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday morning — in case you thought 2020 couldn’t get any stranger.
A Key Largo man was arrested Thursday night after a domestic dispute led to his girlfriend falling from the hood of his moving GMC pickup truck, authorities announced on Friday.
