Florida woman mistakes fighting alligators for home intruder: "It was scary"
May marks the beginning of alligator mating season in Florida, and that means that the reptiles are way more active.
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May marks the beginning of alligator mating season in Florida, and that means that the reptiles are way more active.
New video captures West Palm Beach officers coming face to face with an alligator and safely subduing it by grabbing its snout and taping its mouth shut.
Officers in West Palm Beach came face to face with an alligator in an empty lot and managed to subdue it by grabbing its snout and taping its mouth shut, with no injuries reported.
According to the FWC, courtship behaviors in alligators start in early April, and mating occurs in May or June.
Florida deputies and a trapper wrangled a 14-foot, 600-pound alligator blocking a Sarasota County road, an encounter captured on video.
A Land O' Lakes woman fought off a 5-foot alligator, rescuing her 4-month-old puppy and suffering bite wounds before wildlife officers captured the reptile.
A woman walking her 4-month-old puppy north of Tampa fought off a 5-foot alligator with her bare hands, suffering bite wounds but ultimately rescuing her pet before wildlife officers trapped the gator.
A woman was attacked by an alligator while hiking in the Bird Rookery Swamp in Collier County and was taken to the hospital with injuries to her arm and leg, according to officials.
Gator sanctuary owner Kyle Asplundh says he wrangled an alligator found in Magnolia Lake in Bristol Township.
It was all in a day's work for a Florida sheriff's deputy who was called after a young alligator was found in a backyard pool in St. Augustine.
Two wildlife officers captured an alligator that was on southbound lanes of the Turnpike near 74 Street.
A 15-year-old girl survived a terrifying alligator attack in a Florida Panhandle creek by fighting back and escaping with help from friends, officials say.
On Wednesday night, workers replaced the signs in front of the training facility with ones that read "Alligator Alcatraz."
Officer Christopher Martinez, who joined the Largo Police Department in November, received his first alligator nuisance call on Thursday.
The gator put up quite the fight when trappers went to remove it from the pool.
Two motorcyclists hit a 6-foot alligator in the middle of one of Florida's busiest highways, sending both bikers to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Two motorcyclists hit a 6-foot alligator in the middle of one of Florida's busiest highways, sending both bikers to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Florida sheriff's deputies opened fire on Timothy Schulz when he went for the weapons inside their patrol vehicle, a sheriff said.
A Polk County man who had just survived an alligator bite was shot and killed by deputies after allegedly charging them with garden shears and jumping into a patrol car, authorities say.
A large alligator forced the closure of Juniper Springs waterway in Ocala weeks after a deadly attack elsewhere in Central Florida.
Cape Coral residents are used to seeing dolphins and stingrays in the water, a headless alligator was a first.
A 5-foot alligator was spotted in a storm pipe during a routine inspection in Oviedo, Florida, and the video has drawn thousands of views.
A Florida inspection crew in Oviedo found a small alligator lounging inside a storm water pipe, earning the nickname “pipe pup” and delighting viewers.
Deputies in Florida safely captured an alligator that startled residents by knocking on doors in a neighborhood at the start of mating season.
An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, investigators said.
A brush fire in the Everglades west of Tamarac has grown to about 180 acres and remains 0% contained Sunday evening. No road closures or air quality alerts have been issued.
Atlanta native Druski makes history as the youngest-ever host of the BET Awards on Sunday night, marking a major milestone for the comedian and internet star.
As emergency aid pours into Venezuela following a series of devastating earthquakes, thousands of South Florida volunteers are stepping up to help families affected by the disaster.
The World Cup knockout stage is set, and some teams might feel like they've drawn the short straw.
A 14-year-old boy has died and another teen is in critical condition after two separate near-drowning incidents occurred Saturday evening, according to authorities.
A brush fire in the Everglades west of Tamarac has grown to about 180 acres and remains 0% contained Sunday evening. No road closures or air quality alerts have been issued.
Atlanta native Druski makes history as the youngest-ever host of the BET Awards on Sunday night, marking a major milestone for the comedian and internet star.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
As emergency aid pours into Venezuela following a series of devastating earthquakes, thousands of South Florida volunteers are stepping up to help families affected by the disaster.
The World Cup knockout stage is set, and some teams might feel like they've drawn the short straw.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries formally agreed to extend a ceasefire last week.
A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to either release unredacted versions of several files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or explain why it can't do so.
The president and his conservative allies have stymied other legislation as they unsuccessfully try to pass a voting regulations bill that lacks even simple majority support in the Senate.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections.
The Trump administration on Wednesday sent Congress a long-awaited supplemental funding package to help cover the cost of the Iran war.
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.
There appear to be new clues about the location of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."