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Boaters out on the water this week were greeted with an incredible surprise: a large whale shark that swam right next to their boat.

Two fevers of rays were spotted in the waters of Tampa Bay this week.

Neighbors, friends and relatives of a 5-year-old Michigan girl who just completed her final five-day inpatient chemotherapy session welcomed her home Tuesday with a parade past her driveway, according to a local report.

A 101-year-old New York woman who survived the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918 and beat cancer has now overcome COVID-19, according to a local report.

Dog really is baby’s best friend – as shown by a little seven-month-old boy in Louisiana who could not contain his laughter as he played with his two-year-old Labradoodle during lockdown.

A student at Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville is not only this year's valedictorian, but he has been accepted to all eight Ivy League schools.

While many are stuck at home during the pandemic, some first responders have had to stay away from their families due to possible exposure.

Police down in Fort Myers, Florida showed their appreciation for healthcare workers this week -- by using their patrol cruisers.

Rob Gronkowski did not get to make his dramatic appearance in Tampa at Wrestlemania 36 earlier this month, but the retired Patriots star will still get a chance to hit the field at Raymond James Stadium.

Andrea Mangoni captured mesmerizing video of a jellyfish calmly swimming through the clear waters of a Venice canal.

A nursing home employee is showing how a small act of kindness can still make a world of difference.

A Pasco County homeowner had a good laugh after receiving a notification from his home surveillance camera -- someone was in the middle of capturing a gator at his front door.

For the first time in its history, a Florida animal shelter's kennels were completely emptied after all of the dogs were adopted.

After a zebra mated with a donkey in a Kenyan community, the result was an unusual -- and adorable -- "zonkey" foal.

Hillsborough County's Emergency Policy Group voted Monday to implement an overnight curfew to help slow the spread of COVID-19, in addition to the existing 'safer-at-home' orders.

NASA satellite data has shown a 30 percent reduction in atmospheric nitrogen dioxide pollution in the northeastern U.S. during the coronavirus lockdown.

Providing exactly what's needed in these trying times, Zoo Miami has shared images of two clouded leopard cubs.