Beached manatees rescued in Central Florida

Some beached manatees were rescued by officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Monday.

Toys R Us closing stores for good by June 29

A world without Toys R Us is just days away. The toy and game retailer Toys R Us is closing all of its stores as well as Babies R Us by Friday.

Wildlife sanctuary sends warning about dangers of glue traps

The Florida Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary in Palm Shores says it performs multiple rescues of animals stuck in glue traps.

Hungry dolphin's rare 'mud ring' trick caught on video

A dolphin’s visual feeding technique of creating a mud ring was caught on camera in the Bay Area. 

Service horse turning heads in one Florida town

What would you do if you saw a horse walk into a restaurant?  It happened in Ocala last week, raising some eyebrows.  "Honey" is Jessica Wellman’s very sweet service horse. 

Pabst Blue Ribbon shortage may be looming

You may want to grab drink before tuning into this news, beer lovers: a Pabst Blue Ribbon shortage may be on the horizon.

How and why humans celebrate the summer solstice

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, and the official start of summer. People have been celebrating the summer solstice since the Stone Age. But how much do you know about the summer solstice and its history? Here’s what you might not know:

Watch: Storms, lightning spice up Florida sunset

It’s a very Florida scene: A beautiful beach sunset, interrupted briefly by that one storm, drifting just offshore. That’s the view that Brandon Thrift captured in a time-lapse video from Bowditch Point Park in Fort Myers Beach on Tuesday.  

Southgate Shopping Center transforms into set for Disney movie

Shoppers at Southgate Shopping Center might notice things are a little different this week. Signs are missing, green screens are going up, and park benches are being replaced with ones straight out of the '90s.

Pets can beat the summer heat with easy safety tips

The summer heat in the Bay Area could be unbearable for humans after a period of time, and the same could be said for pets.

First US Postal Service scratch-and-sniff stamps making their debut

Soon, you can not only read your mail, you can smell it too, with the U.S. Postal Service launching its first scratch-and-sniff stamps on Wednesday.

Video games: Some see addiction, others see career

The World Health Organization announced Monday that some obsessive video gamers may have an actual addiction that could be classified as a mental health disorder. However, some gamers in the Bay Area have turned that "addiction" into a full-time job. 

Underwater video shows whale shark near St. Pete Beach

Whale sharks have been spotted off of the Gulf Coast within the month of June, with the most recent sighting just 20 miles from St. Pete Beach. 

Alligator swims at the beach near Bonita Springs

An alligator was spotted getting in a swim out at the beach near Bonita Springs in Lee County.