The otter population of the Florida Aquarium increased Tuesday when workers received an orphaned male river otter believed to be 3 months old. ...more

March 4, 2009

The otter population of the Florida Aquarium increased Tuesday when workers received an orphaned river otter believed to be three months old. ...more

March 4, 2009

Socks, the White House cat during the Clinton administration who waged war on Buddy the pup, has died. He was around 18. ...more

February 20, 2009

I wonder if the residents of Highlands County are aware that a total stranger can park his or her vehicle in front of your house, come on to your property without your permission and take an animal, and the police will not do a thing about it? Yes, this can and did happen to me. ...more

October 23, 2008

City Remembers Longtime Official Bobby Sapp, 75, longtime member and first chairman of the Plant City Code Enforcement Board, died July 25. ...more

August 6, 2008

A zookeeper's house cat has adopted a baby red panda abandoned by its mother and is nursing the cub along with her own kittens, the Artis Zoo said Wednesday. ...more

July 10, 2008

She was breezing through the assessment, acing every test. Passing was the only hope for the 4-year-old American pit bull terrier found abandoned and tied to a stop sign. Doing so would qualify her for an adoption program at Hillsborough County Animal Services especially for pit bulls. Failing would mean she couldn't be adopted and likely would be euthanized. ...more

May 2, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - A house at 4437 17th Ave. S. caught fire Saturday evening, suffering extensive damage. The fire originated from the front bedroom of the single family residence. ...more

February 23, 2008

For those who find the vast array of high-tech hardware that fills the National Air and Space Museum overwhelming - not to mention the constant hordes that fill the cavernous expanse - a more serene and equally informative scientific experience is available less than a mile away at the largely undiscovered Marian Koshland Science Museum. ...more

December 9, 2007