A swarm of bees fatally attacked an 18-month-old pit bull mix Monday minutes after its owner left the dog on a chain in the backyard of her Largo home. ...more

July 29, 2008

An 18-month-old pit bull mix died this afternoon after it was swarmed by bees and stung more than 1,000 times, according to the dog's owners. ...more

July 28, 2008

The cries of a baby led rescuers to him in the wreckage of a home flattened by a tornado that killed his grandmother and blew his grandfather into the yard, officials said Friday. ...more

July 26, 2008

HOLLYWOOD - Authorities say the body of a man suspected of trying to break into a South Florida business was found in the ventilation shaft. ...more

July 20, 2008

Hundreds of baby penguins swept from the icy shores of Antarctica and Patagonia are washing up dead on Rio de Janeiro's tropical beaches, rescuers and penguin experts said Friday. ...more

July 19, 2008

CLEARWATER - Sam, a rust-colored boxer-pit bull mix, sniffs around the exercise yard, keeping his distance. ...more

July 5, 2008

TAMPA - For the third time in six days, dispatchers for Hillsborough County Fire Rescue have coached anxious parents in delivering a baby. ...more

July 5, 2008

Rescue squads and military helicopters raced to find 11 people missing after an earthquake in mountainous northern Japan sent hillsides crashing down Saturday, killing at least six and injuring more than 140. ...more

June 15, 2008

The Cedar River poured over its banks here Thursday, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 homes, causing a railroad bridge to collapse and leaving cars underwater on downtown streets. ...more

June 13, 2008

In addition to the hail up to the size of golf balls that fell in Hardee and DeSoto counties, Wednesday's thunderstorms cost some Wauchula residents their electricity and water. Hardee County Emergency Management said firefighters and an ambulance were called to a mobile home park on Sims Road about 6:15 p.m. after receiving a report people were trapped in a mobile home by a fallen tree. Rescuers found no tree, but a 10-inch limb had dropped on two mobile homes. No one was trapped, and the branch didn't punch through the mobile homes' roofs. ...more

June 12, 2008