Huge rattlesnake spotted on golf course green in St. Pete

A golf game was briefly interrupted by a rattlesnake slithering across the 14th hole in St. Petersburg. 

Lottery officials warn of Mega Millions scam

The Florida Lottery is warning people not to fall for a Mega Millions scam.

Welcomed sight: Publix convoy headed to Panhandle

A Florida man who was on his way to help friends affected by Hurricane Michael in the Panhandle caught a welcomed sight on video: A convoy of Publix trucks also on their way to help. 

Leaping shark knocks Florida surfer off surfboard

A surfer at a beach on Florida's east coast had a run-in with a shark outside the water. 

Buffalo Wild Wings releases pumpkin spice wings for fall

Buffalo Wild Wings is getting in on the fall pumpkin flavor craze by creating BBQ Pumpkin Ale Sauce for its chicken wings.

FL toddler has rare, paralyzing illness

A Florida mother says her three-year-old is in the intensive care unit for a polio-like virus that's been spreading across the country.

Calif. student: Girl brought cookies to school laced with grandmother's ashes

Davis police are investigating whether or not students shared cookies with classmates that contained human remains. A Davis high school student is alleging one of his classmates brought cookies to school laced with her grandmother's ashes...

VIDEO: Man jumps over fence near tiger cage at Oakland Zoo

A man was caught on camera hopping over a visitor’s fence at the Oakland Zoo on Sunday, and traipsing very close to the tiger cage.

Officials find roasted pig in luggage at Atlanta airport

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and their K-9 coworker discovered something unusual when they looked in a checked luggage back at Hartsfield-Jackson: a cooked pig.

'Chubbs' the massive gator spotted at Palmetto golf course

It was a regular day of golfing for a Bradenton man, but then he came across a longtime resident at the Palmetto golf club: Chubbs the gator.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dead at 65

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died at the age of 65. Paul Allen recently revealed he learned his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that he was treated for in 2009 had returned. "My team of doctors has begun treatment of the disease and I plan on fighting this aggressively,"

Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots surpass $1 billion combined

After nearly three months without a winner, the Mega Millions lottery game has climbed to an estimated $667 million jackpot. Combined with the Powerball jackpot, which is now at $345 million, the jackpots have reached more than a billion dollars total. 

Florida family spells out 'HELP' with logs after Hurricane Michael devastates area

A call for help by a Florida family after Hurricane Michael left devastation across the state's Panhandle region was answered on Saturday thanks to a woman's keen eye when scanning satellite data.