Florida officials continue search for alligator that attacked woman in Inverness

INVERNESS, Fla. (WFLA) — A week after a woman survived an attack while swimming at an Inverness park, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission said it is still searching for the alligator that bit her. Nikki Weber was enjoying Memorial Day Weekend with her children at Wallace Brooks Park when an alligator latched onto her [...]

29th, May 2026, 04:30pm

Balloon releases to be outlawed in Louisiana, ban goes into effect Aug. 1

HB 851, now Act 196, classifies "intentionally releasing a balloon or...organizing an event that includes a planned, intentional release of twelve or more balloons" as intentional littering.

29th, May 2026, 04:23pm

WATCH: RFK Jr. shares another video of him wrangling a snake

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a video, which shows him wrangling a rattlesnake in his driveway.

29th, May 2026, 03:53pm

Judge says Kennedy Center board broke law putting Trump's name on building, blocks closure

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington, D.C., ruled that the Kennedy Center board’s March 16 vote to close the facility [...]

29th, May 2026, 03:45pm

'Send me super young': Former Sprout Academy Pre-K teacher accused of transmitting, receiving child porn

A pre-kindergarten teacher at a school in Pinellas County was arrested and is charged with multiple child pornography-related offenses, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.

29th, May 2026, 03:05pm

'Send me super young': Sprout Academy Pre-K teacher accused of transmitting, receiving child porn

A pre-kindergarten teacher at a school in Pinellas County was arrested and is charged with multiple child pornography-related offenses, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.

29th, May 2026, 03:05pm

WATCH: Florida super speeder arrested with 5-year-old son in back seat, deputies say

A man was arrested in Deltona on Thursday for driving 105 miles per hour through heavy traffic with his 5-year-old child as a passenger without a car seat, according to authorities.

29th, May 2026, 02:34pm

Man gets life in prison for trying to kill Tampa police officers

A Tampa man was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of attempted murder of two Tampa police officers.

29th, May 2026, 01:49pm

Bret Michaels backs out of Trump-linked Freedom 250 concert

Michaels and others have said that they were misled about the theme of the shows or were otherwise wary of being caught up in a political fight.

29th, May 2026, 01:26pm

WATCH: Thrillseekers stuck mid-air on roller coaster for hours

Eight people had to be rescued on Thursday after they spent hours stuck on a ride at Galveston's Pleasure Pier in Texas.

29th, May 2026, 01:11pm