An 18-month-old Basenji mix that was abandoned at a county dump just before giving birth to seven pups is doting on her brood, animal officials said Friday. ...more

February 7, 2009

An 18-month-old Basenji mix that was abandoned at a county dump just before giving birth to seven pups is doting on her new brood, animal officials said today. ...more

February 6, 2009

The Special Operations paratrooper died who died Thursday afternoon after landing in a lake at Gadsden Park has been identified as Col. James L. Merchant III, 46. ...more

January 30, 2009

A small ferry overloaded with holiday shoppers sank in central Vietnam on Sunday, killing at least 40 people ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year. ...more

January 26, 2009

A small ferry overloaded with holiday shoppers sank in central Vietnam on Sunday, killing at least 40 people ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year. Most of the dead were women and children. ...more

January 25, 2009

Investigators brought in a giant crane and a barge Friday to help pull a US Airways jetliner from the Hudson River, and survivors among the 155 people aboard recounted tales of horror and hailed the pilot as a hero who delivered them from certain death. ...more

January 16, 2009

The latest word on a helicopter crash in Siberia is that seven people were killed, including a Russian lawmaker. ...more

January 11, 2009

Three young boys witnessed the shooting Monday of two clerks – one their father and the other their uncle – during a convenience-store robbery in Gulfport, police said. ...more

December 23, 2008

Injured sea turtles at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium are getting help from an 11-year-old. ...more

December 17, 2008

Residents of a Tampa neighborhood are flocking together to try and rescue a macaw that has flown the coop. ...more

December 6, 2008