Florida brother to accept degree for sister who died

A University of Florida student who became paralyzed below the waist and lost vision in one eye from a rare and incurable blood disease died just weeks before graduation. But she still managed to finish her degree, so her brother plans to walk in her place during a graduation ceremony Friday.

Texas couple's dog found in Michigan after missing for months

Jennifer Hysell and her husband drove 15 hours from Dallas to be reunited Tuesday with Parker, their beloved pit bull.

Daughter of fallen Pinellas County deputy to literally carry father’s legacy as she follows in his footsteps

When Katherine Shoulta's father, Deputy Jason Shoulta, died in an off-duty crash in 2012, she knew she wanted to follow in his footsteps. At her swearing-in, she was given his original handcuffs by her new employer -- the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.

Brother to accept degree for sister who died weeks before graduating from University of Florida

Mariel White was a sophomore at UF when she suffered four strokes that left her paralyzed from the waist down. She returned to campus and finished her degree, but died just weeks before graduation. Now her brother will walk in her place to accept the degree she fought so hard to earn.

Kidnapping caught on camera; police seek identity of suspect, victim

Police in North Carolina are asking for the public’s help in identifying a kidnapping suspect and victim, saying the victim may need immediate medical attention.

Holiday shipping deadlines approaching: The dates you need to know

An estimated 2.3 billion pieces of mail will be processed and delivered this week alone – that includes greeting cards and packages.

‘We appreciate him’: Class pools money to buy teacher 1st pair of Air Jordans

One group of students went above and beyond to surprise their history teacher with his favorite pair of Air Jordans sneakers — a style he had never owned before.

Super Bowl LVIII: Las Vegas will host game at Allegiant Stadium

Las Vegas is replacing New Orleans as the host city after a scheduling conflict was created by the league’s new collective bargaining agreement.

FHP troopers dance with fallen sergeant's daughter at her wedding

Florida Highway Patrol troopers attended the wedding of the daughter of one of their fallen colleagues -- and stepped in for a key moment where her father would have been on her special day.

Kentucky man rescues wife, sister-in-law from rubble of candle factory demolished by tornado

MMA fighter Brian Brooks says his wife, who worked at the Mayfield, Kentucky candle factory destroyed by a tornado, called him to tell him that she and her sister were trapped in the rubble, and that she loved him. He raced to the scene, helping to pull as many workers as he could from the collapsed building -- and eventually managed to rescue his wife and her sister as well.

Amazon Web Services outage downs major sites again: reports

Amazon Web Services (AWS) briefly faced another outage on Wednesday, according to DownDetector — impacting other companies that rely on it.