A Central Florida man captures the first Burmese python under a new state program designed to eradicate the snakes from the Sunshine State.
One of six bullets fired at a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer was stopped by a coin he had in his pocket.
A 47-year-old Central Florida woman claims two men attempted to abduct her while she was on a morning jog.
A man was arrested on murder charges in the death of his 5-month-old daughter after his 5-year-old son demonstrated for detectives how he slammed the girl's head into her crib, deputies say.
Space shuttle Endeavour arrives at the international space station following a two-day chase.
A safe stolen from the home of a slain Florida couple contained only jewelry, family documents and children's prescription medication, a spokeswoman for the family said Friday.
Three Florida men, including one from Polk County -- have died from swine-flu related deaths, bringing the statewide total to 16, health officials say.
Suicide bombers who checked in as guests smuggle explosives into American luxury hotels in Indonesia's capital and set off a pair of blasts that killed eight people and wounded more than 50.
Florida's statewide unemployment rate hits 10.6 percent in June to stay at the highest level since 1975.
Police release a composite sketch for the man wanted in an attempted rape of an 80-year-old former school teacher.
A 67-year-old man was arrested at Orlando International Airport after he attempted to get a loaded gun through an X-ray machine, according to a police report.
A 5-year-old and a 9-year-old hid in the closet of their Orlando home after a burglar broke into the house through a window and rummaged through several rooms, police say.
Officials say two buses have collided at Walt Disney World, leaving a dozen visitors with minor injuries.
A program to eradicate pythons from Florida is under way, with hunters searching for and euthanizing the snakes, which are not native to the area.
Space shuttle Endeavour is closing in on the international space station following a two-day chase.
A crime wave is plaguing Orlando and Orange County as dozens of cars have been broken into.
The hunt for a man suspected of shooting a wildlife officer takes a strange twist after a raid of an apartment turns up explosive components.
Tiger Woods has missed the cut in a major for only the second time in his professional career.
A man is arrested on charges of touching a boy in a wave pool at Walt Disney Worlds Typhoon Lagoon.
A judge has ruled that former radio personality Shannon Burke can see his wife, the woman he is accused of shooting.
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