A Panhandle Fish and Wildlife officer lost a 5-foot alligator after bringing it to his daughter's school for show and tell. ...more

October 30, 2009

Authorities say a Clearwater woman walking her dog by a lake was bitten by an 8-foot alligator but managed to escape. ...more

September 26, 2009

An 80-pound Dalmatian has died after being attacked by an alligator at Jacksonville's Hanna Park. ...more

August 10, 2009

An alligator capture has led to the arrests of some north Florida apartment tenants who forgot to hide their drugs, authorities say. ...more

August 5, 2009

Federal officials are considering opening a vast sweep of forest and swamp on both sides of Alligator Alley to hunting and off-road vehicles. ...more

July 11, 2009

Officials say a 47-year-old man is recovering after he was attacked by an alligator at Lake Okeechobee. ...more

May 26, 2009

Alligator Alley has been closed again thanks to smoke from a massive brush fire in the Everglades that has lingered over the highway. ...more

May 3, 2009

With a crowd looking on, nuisance gator trapper Scot Barbon watches his toes as he subdues an 8-foot-7-inch alligator Tuesday at Sun Toyota on U.S. 19 in New Port Richey. The gator hid under a car on the dealership lot until Barbon arrived. The gator was subdued, and with the help of two Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputies, Barbon loaded it into a cage in his truck. ...more

April 29, 2009

Alligator Alley will open for a few hours even as wildfires continue to pour over the highway. ...more

April 28, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol planned to temporarily open a roughly 75-mile cross-state stretch of Interstate 75 that had been closed because of a wildfire. ...more

April 26, 2009