City cancels annual turkey shoot because prices have doubled

A group in a small Florida city has let people fire shotguns at targets for decades in hopes of winning a frozen turkey for Thanksgiving but not this year.

'Her legacy will live on': Memorial being planned after Winter the dolphin dies

Winter the dolphin died in the arms of her caretakers at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The facility will be closed Friday to allow time for the "devastated" staff to grieve, but the aquarium's director says fans will get a chance to say goodbye, too.

Winter the dolphin dies, leaving legacy of perseverance and inspiration

Winter the dolphin has passed away at the age of 16, after years of inspiring others who have prosthetic limbs like her. Clearwater Marine Aquarium officials say she'd been battling a gastrointestinal infection.

NASA, SpaceX’s Crew-3 launches into orbit, bound for space station

The SpaceX Crew-3 launch had been postponed multiple times, due to weather and then health issues, but a Falcon 9 rocket finally lifted off from Kennedy Space Center just after 9 p.m. Wednesday evening. The astronauts will head to the International Space Station (ISS) and plan to complete scientific experiments while there.

Remarkable coincidence: Decades after WWII, veterans reunite after ending up at same Florida nursing home

It's been over 60 years since Norma helped David during WWII at a Navy hospital in California. They went their separate ways, living separate lives until they ended up at the same Pasco County nursing home -- right down the hall from each other.

Veteran raises $50,000 for military families by offering water to cyclists

Harry Fenstad is a U.S. Air Force veteran. The 83-year-old never really rode a bike but that didn’t stop him from raising more than $50,000 for military families through cycling.

Florida man who beat, stabbed and stuffed puppy in suitcase sentenced to 10 years in prison

A Florida man accused of beating a pit bull puppy, stabbing him 50 times, and stuffing the dog into a suitcase before leaving him to die will serve 10 years in prison after pleading guilty.

Arrest made in execution-style murder on Brooklyn street

The NYPD commissioner has announced an arrest in connection with a shocking murder caught on video in Brooklyn. The woman, who has not been identified, was arrested by police in Jacksonville, Florida.

NASA SpaceX Crew-2 splashes down near Pensacola

The astronauts from the U.S., France, and Japan should have been back Monday morning, but high wind in the recovery zone delayed their homecoming.

Rescue of stolen French Bulldog 'Bugsy' leads to underground 'puppy chop shop': deputies

“When detectives started investigating the robbery of a French Bulldog named Bugsy – ripped away from his owner at gunpoint off Hiawassee Road in March – they had no idea it would lead them into a dark, disturbing world of dog trafficking and puppy ‘Chop Shops.’"

Florida to sue Biden administration over COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Hours after the Biden administration set a January 4 deadline for COVID-19 vaccines, the governor and state attorney general Ashley Moody announced plans for a lawsuit against the federal government.

Beer can links Florida man to 1996 cold case murder, detectives say

Orange County deputies arrested Kenneth Robert Stough Jr., who is accused of murdering a convenience store manager back in 1996.

Deputies: Florida parents charged after 2-year-old dies of fentanyl overdose

Deputies said that the parents were arrested on Tuesday for Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child in connection with the death of their daughter.