Experts suggest targeting invasive pythons for key COVID vaccine ingredient

Invasive snakes have been destroying Florida's native wildlife for years. Now some experts believe there's another reason to hunt down the pythons: They may contain a key ingredient used for the COVID-19 vaccine. 

SpaceX cargo Dragon capsule to splash down off Florida coast on Monday

An uncrewed cargo Dragon capsule is scheduled to splash down off the Florida coast on Monday evening roughly 12 hours after its departure from the International Space Station.

Fishing Report: Jan. 8, 2020

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 Jan. 8, 2020.

Bald eagle found in Pasco County with fishing hook in beak, wing wrapped in fishing line

With the help of two children, Pasco firefighters and a local wildlife sanctuary, a bald eagle is expected to fully recover after it was found with a fishing hook through its beak.

Birds safer near Sunshine Skyway, thanks to tip from boaters

Paul Corsi and his family spend a lot of time on and around the water near the Skyway looking for injured pelicans and other birds. He says what he saw a few weeks ago was the worst: eight cormorant carcasses.

Second Florida panther struck and killed by vehicle this year

The remains of the 2-year-old female panther were found after it was struck and killed by a vehicle. FWC says it's the second panther death reported this year.

Good Samaritan performs zip-line rescue of entangled pelican on Skyway

How far would you go to help an injured bird? When volunteers from Friends of the Pelicans spotted a young pelican entangled in fishing line on a span of the old Skyway Sunshine Bridge, they knew he would die if they didn't do something. 

Astronauts ring in New Year with zero-gravity 'ball drop' in space

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station had their own New Year’s Eve celebration, complete with a zero-gravity "ball drop" to ring in 2021.

Rare right whale calf spotted by Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute biologists

For the fourth time this season, biologists with the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute spotted a mother right whale and calf pair swimming along the Atlantic Coast.

20 Florida panthers killed in 2020, FWC says

At least 20 Florida panthers have died in 2020, a toll that appears to be on track to finish lower than in previous years.

Fishing Report: Christmas weekend

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.

Bay Area stargazers point telescopes toward once-in-a-lifetime Jupiter, Saturn conjunction

Skywatchers had a once-in-a-lifetime view Monday night at planets Jupiter and Saturn came closer to one another than they have in the last 400 years -- and another 400 to come, according to NASA.