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The animal was captured in Shamrock Park in Venice, Sarasota County.

Police believe someone broke into a reptile farm, stole a valuable white alligator and set fire to the other animals in the building.

What grabbed a pair of women's attention in the parking lot of a coffee shop, made them stop their car, whip out their cellphone and begin recording — two angry iguanas dueling each other.

Kimberly Dunn was arrested and booked into Columbia County Jail on Tuesday on a contempt of court charge for failing to show up in court on the aggravated battery charge from October last year.

The riders fell 34 feet to the ground. Several others were “hanging” for dear life as the fire department arrived at the scene to rescue them.

A former Florida Uber driver was given a 22-year prison sentence for raping a passenger in 2017.

A Florida man bought bad drugs and asked police officers to test them for quality, resulting in his arrest.

Mateen shot about one-third of the people inside the nightclub when he opened fired. A staggering 49 people were killed and 53 were wounded in the shooting.

A Spirit Airlines flight was taxiing along the runway after having flown in from Baltimore-Washington International Airport when an alligator was spotted crossing the grounds ahead.

Gary Lindsey Jr., 35, held the minors, aged one, six, 10 and 11, hostage inside the Westbrook Apartments on Eaglesmere Drive, Orlando, Florida, for nearly 24 hours.

The teacher faces felony charges after the parent reported sexually explicit texts she found on her daughter's phone.

Florida police are searching for a woman they believe may have been dragged into a nearby pond by an alligator.

A couple in Florida was awarded several million dollars after the husband contracted a rare illness, allegedly from eating at a seafood restaurant.

Authorities in Florida announced the arrests of almost a dozen men accused of soliciting child pornography.

According to Allegiant spokeswoman Krysta Levy, the Airbus A320 was carrying 155 passengers and six crew members when the plane was diverted.

"The grandma was holding the dog after coming back inside and he overpowered her and went directly into the room where the child was bouncing and attacked her," said Miramar Police Officer Yessenia Diaz.

An Arizona man was banned from Walt Disney World after he allegedly told resort guests that there was an active shooter for a YouTube prank.

Frontier Airlines passenger Timothy Manley allegedly punched the dog and its owner after his wife complained she is allergic to the animal.

According to the autopsy report, he died of “projectile wound” on head with parts of the e-cigarette penetrating into the skull.

 A video of the shocking incident shot by a student has gone viral on social media.

The coverage of scattered storms and showers will increase Tuesday in the afternoon or evening hours.