Mardi Gras 2021: Bars closed, Bourbon Street barricaded amid COVID-19 pandemic

Parades and parties on Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) and the days leading up to the annual pre-Lenten bash were canceled and bars were ordered closed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

UF vets pull shoe from gut of 10.5-foot, 341-pound Nile crocodile

Staff at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine took on the task of removing a shoe from the gut of a 10.5-foot, 341-pound Nile crocodile, named Anuket.

Dale Earnhardt honored with 3rd-lap tribute during Daytona 500

On February 18, 2001, NASCAR fans were left shocked and devastated after Dale Earnhardt died in a final-lap collision during the Daytona 500.

Endangered baby right whale found dead on Florida beach

“This is a very sad event,” said Blair Mase, a whale expert with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrate 74th Valentine's Day as married couple

For many, the love shared on Valentine's Day is fleeting, but not for former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn. This is their 74th Valentine's Day celebrated as a married couple.

Florida woman wants apology after Tom Brady's trophy toss

A Fort Myers woman says Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady insulted her family’s legacy when he tossed the Lombardi trophy across the water to another teammate during Wednesday’s Super Bowl celebration boat parade in Tampa.

Remembering Dale Earnhardt as the 20th anniversary of his death nears

On February 18, 2001, NASCAR fans were left shocked and devastated after driver Dale Earnhardt died in a final-lap collision during the Daytona 500.

1st Black woman to work in a NASCAR pit crew speaks to FOX 35

At just 27-years-old, she is doing something that has never been done before by an African-American woman. 

Family hopes 'Be a Match' event will lead to cure for 8-year-old boy's leukemia

Kobe Washington, an 8-year-old boy from Punta Gorda, was diagnosed with leukemia back in August. He and his family have been fighting hard, but now they’re hoping the kindness of strangers may save Kobe’s life.