Scientists from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida found a Burmese python who ate a full-size white-tailed deer.

South Florida, it’s that time of year again. Stone crabs will be back in season beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

A 43-year-old man recently admitted to stealing from airline passengers while he worked as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer.

A tornado warning was issued for extreme western Broward County Wednesday morning.

Moments before the deadly crash of a charter jet on a Florida highway, three warnings about oil pressure problems in its two engines sounded, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report Tuesday.

A newly-released incident report details the moments before a private jet crashed on Interstate 75 near Naples, killing two pilots from Broward County, and how a flight attendant helped the survivors escape before the plane exploded.

Collier County dispatchers were inundated with 911 calls after a private jet crashed on Interstate 75 Friday afternoon, killing two pilots from South Florida. Authorities have now released those phone calls.

Newly released video shows the moment a plane crashed onto I-75 and burst into flames on Friday.

A South Florida homeowner described what he experienced when a small plane crashed behind his home.

The victims of Friday’s fiery fatal jet crash along I-75 near Naples were identified by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday afternoon.

Harrowing video has emerged of the jet that crashed Friday afternoon showing passengers’ excitement turning to terror and offering a rare glimpse into a flight’s final moments.

A private jet crashed on Interstate 75 in Collier County Friday afternoon, bursting into flames and killing at least two people, according to authorities.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a man from South Florida led troopers on a high-speed chase on Interstate 75 on the state’s west coast Wednesday morning, ending in a PIT maneuver — and handcuffs.

A relaxing day at the pool took a terrifying turn near Fort Myers after a woman spotted a massive snake slithering close to her.

Sen. Rick Scott reported Thursday morning that criminals attempted to “terrorize” his family by making a prank call to emergency services.

A Florida man turned $5 into a $1 million prize after playing the Gold Rush Doubler scratch-off game, Lottery officials confirmed this week.

Wildlife activists rescued an animal that was stuck in a very tight spot in Naples.

Three men were arrested in connection to a stolen vehicle and a police chase that occurred on Saturday.

A woman from South Florida hit the jackpot after playing a lottery scratch-off game, Lottery officials announced this week.

A southwest Florida man has been arrested for claiming to be a veterinarian and performing surgery on a pregnant dog who ended up dying of complications from the procedure.

If a child's birth name is William, but everyone calls him Billy, his teacher cannot call him Billy without getting a permission slip from his parents.

A man in southwest Florida has been charged with flooding a hospital’s emergency rooms after attacking a nurse and stripping off his clothes, authorities said.

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory Wednesday for South Florida, from Palm Beach County down to Miami-Dade County.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement asked the public for help on Friday evening with finding an 8-year-old girl from Escambia County.

A Hialeah Gardens murder suspect was transferred to Miami-Dade’s Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Wednesday after he was located last month in Hendry Country.

A 66-year-old woman claimed her $1 million winnings this week after playing the 300X The Cash scratch-off game, Florida Lottery officials announced Tuesday.

The Florida Medical Examiners Commission announced on Friday that Hurricane Ian killed 144 people in 19 counties.

A Florida doctor is accused of sexually assaulting at least two patients after providing them with laughing gas, medication and tequila.

Florida wildlife officials rescued a 91-year-old Miami man after he was lost in a preserve in Collier County.

A southwest Florida woman, who was wanted for allegedly not paying child support, reportedly bit a deputy while being arrested.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s deputies helping out after Hurricane Ian in Collier County responded to a call they don’t usually get at home.

The Cuban pilot who defected in a Soviet-era biplane was supposed to be working on agricultural spraying work when he fled Friday to the United States, according to a Cuban government agency.

U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Miami Sector are investigating a single-engine biplane landing on Friday in Ochoppee.

Emergency responders in Southwest Florida brought in some heavy equipment to help rescue a woman stuck in a massage chair.

Evacuation and relief efforts continued in Southwest Florida on Tuesday, as the death toll surpassed 100 from the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian.

Hurricane Ian’s aftermath in Lee and Collier counties means driving through inundated streets despite a gas shortage, shopping only with cash at the few stores open, staying away from damaged electric poles, and finding boats stuck in unlikely areas.

James Spinuzza was overwhelmed on Thursday morning. He found sand, fish, and mud inside his garage and home after Hurricane Ian made landfall north of his home in Naples.

Hurricane Ian’s storm surge was so high a mother who was with her son, as her police officer husband worked, was prepared to evacuate her second-floor apartment in Naples.

A cement truck slammed into Alligator Alley’s eastbound toll plaza Monday, leading to traffic congestion heading into South Florida, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.

Deputies caught up with the suspects in Fort Lauderdale along West Sunrise Boulevard near the Florida Turnpike.

Daniel Joseph Tisone, 35, of Naples, pleaded guilty Monday in Fort Myers federal court to wire fraud, bank fraud, illegal monetary transaction and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, court documents show. He faces up to 60 years in federal prison at a hearing scheduled for Dec. 5.

A Naples man is behind bars after deputies said he beat his puppy to death in late July.

Three amateur hunters capture an 18-foot-long python in Collier County.

A home health aide has been arrested for allegedly stealing from a 93-year-old woman she was hired to care for.

A home health aide has been arrested for allegedly stealing from a 93-year-old woman she was hired to care for.

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer and a python contractor in Collier County uncovered quite a catch.

A python contractor and a Florida wildlife officer hit the motherlode in Big Cypress National Preserve Monday night, finding two female Burmese pythons, nearly 20 hatchlings and nearly 100 hatched and unhatched eggs amid efforts to rid Florida of the invasive species.

Officials said Commissioner Lou Sarbone actually lived on the opposite coast of Florida.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says it’s the 17th panther death recorded this year.

Florida Fish and Wildlife biologists are celebrating, after they were able to reunite a lost 4-month-old panther kitten with its mother.

Paul John Flaucher, 30, is facing felony charges for animal abuse, after police say he was seen hitting seagulls with a shovel.

Two adults and two children were injured during a crash on Thursday in west Broward County.

Collier County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who had a live baby alligator in a plastic tub and two firearms in his truck, during what they believed to a routine traffic stop.

A Hialeah man is facing grand theft auto and property damage charges in Collier County, after allegedly stealing a tractor-trailer truck worth $80,000.

A Naples man is facing child abuse and false imprisonment charges, after Collier County Sheriff’s deputies say he approached a three-year-old child and removed the child from a shopping cart in a Walmart parking lot on Sunday.

A man is facing charges, after getting into fights at two Collier County restaurants.

A man is facing charges, after getting into fights at two Collier County restaurants.

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office released bodycam footage of the Malayan tiger attack of a man who put his arm into a cage after hours at the Naples Zoo.

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office released bodycam footage of the Malayan tiger attack of a man who put his arm into a cage after hours at the Naples Zoo.

A tiger at the Naples Zoo attacked a man on Wednesday night, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.

An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.

Several schools across South Florida are dealing with a mischievous trend on social media.

Jose Ecarri says he and his pilot friend were flying from Tamiami to Arcadia to grab some tacos on Tuesday when the engine of their small plane failed and they landed in a remote area of the Florida Everglades — miraculously unscathed.

An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle. Wildlife officials say the remains of the 1-year-old male panther were found Sunday on Alligator Alley in Collier County just a few miles east of the toll plaza. On Friday, officials say the remains of a male panther cub were found on private land near the Collier County landfill. Florida panthers once roamed the entire Southeast. Up to 230 Florida panthers remain in the wild.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – A Miccosukee police officer died in a single-car crash in Collier County. Authorities said 43-year-old Officer Horacio Dominguez was traveling west on I-75 at Mile Marker 51 when his right rear tire suffered a blowout. Dominguez was ejected from his vehicle during the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene. According to Miccosukee police, Ofc. He is survived by his wife and young daughter.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Forestry officials are still battling a dangerous and fast-moving brush fire in southwestern Florida that has grown even larger Friday to 8,600 acres. The portion of Interstate 75 (Alligator Alley) that was closed has reopened. Multiple residences in Collier County have been reported as destroyed or damaged. Agencies from Broward and Miami-Dade counties are sending firefighters to Collier to help battle the wildfire. A map of evacuation areas can be seen here from Collier County Emergency Management:Map of Evacuation Zones for the #36thAveSE fire.

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. - A crash shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 early Friday in western Broward County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, there was a crash with injuries near mile marker 48 along the stretch of I-75 known as Alligator Alley, not far from the Collier County line. A view from Sky 10 showed a mangled mess of debris on the shoulder and an SUV with severe front-end damage on a flatbed truck. The boy was airlifted to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale. Copyright 2018 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.