Florida man with guns, drugs, baby alligator in truck arrested by deputies

Deputies in Southwest Florida got more than they bargained for during a traffic stop early Friday morning when they found guns, drugs and a baby alligator inside a pickup truck.

Axiom-1 launch: All-private astronaut crew won't be just ‘floating around’ at space station

For the first time, an all-private astronaut crew is heading for the International Space Station, and they plan to do more than taking a few pictures on their out-of-this world trip.

Fishing Report: April 8, 2022

Every Friday morning, Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard's Marina joins Good Day to fill viewers in on his fishing forecast as we head into the weekend. Here is his fishing report for April 1, 2022.

Trout action is getting better inshore -- which is weird
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Trout action is getting better and better which is odd because most of the time they bite best when the water is cooler, but it seems they have woken up a bit with the warmer waters, says Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard's Marina.

Portuguese man o' war blow into east coast Florida beaches along with spring breakers

As spring break revelers flocked to beaches in South Florida and South Carolina recently, so did the Portuguese man o' war. Purple flags flew across the east coast beaches indicating dangerous marine life in the water.

Florida manatee feeding plan ends, but starvation still an issue

The unprecedented, experimental program to feed starving manatees in Florida is ending, but the greater issue is the polluted water that causes the marine mammals to run out of their natural seagrass forage.

Total solar eclipse 2024: next eclipse to stretch from Mexico to Maine

There’s another total solar eclipse coming to North America in 2024. This time, the moon’s shadow will be roughly 115 miles wide and sweep from Texas to Maine.

Florida-based wind energy company pleads guilty after 150 eagles killed at farms in 8 states

Florida-based NextEra recently pled guilty to criminal charges and was ordered to pay $8 million after at least 150 eagles were killed at its wind farms across eight states. Almost all eagles were struck by the blades of wind turbines.

Lack of sleep linked to more belly fat, study finds

A new study from the Mayo Clinic concludes that a lack of sleep is directly linked to more belly fat. Study participants who slept less ate about 300 calories more per day and gained about 1.1 pounds.

NASA delays moon program’s dress rehearsal after series of scrubs

A series of technical issues that popped up during the dress rehearsal for the Artemis I moon rocket program has forced NASA to put a hold on the test until at least the weekend.

Scientists sequence first-ever complete human genome

The completed sequence can help scientists unlock a better understanding of how humans evolve, the development of diseases and even how to more effectively treat cancer.

Dress rehearsal: NASA moon rocket's last test before launch

NASA kicked off a critical countdown test Friday for its new moon rocket, a 30-story behemoth that could make its first lunar test flight by summer.