Man Charged With Killing Alligator Says It Was Given To Him
A South Florida man who police charged with killing an alligator said the alligator found shot in the head in the back of his pickup truck was given to him by a co-worker.
Watch CBS News
A South Florida man who police charged with killing an alligator said the alligator found shot in the head in the back of his pickup truck was given to him by a co-worker.
South Floridians are feeling the fallout from the Libyan crisis. Wall Street investors returned from the holiday weekend to face the prospect of $100 a barrel oil, and that sent stock prices tumbling.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash.
The GOP-dominated state House committee has given approval to a rewrite of Florida's unemployment compensation laws that will cut benefits to the jobless and make it harder to secure benefits.
The political gamesmanship between the White House and Florida Governor Rick Scott over a high-speed rail project could be just beginning.
Governor Rick Scott has been in office for little more than a month,m but at least one state legislator thinks voters should have the right to recall him, and has filed bills in the Florida House to give voters that right.
Much of the Florida business community being courted by Gov. Rick Scott wants to see an end to the Cuban Embargo, but not the pro-business Governor.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash.
Former Minnesota governor, and possible 2012 Republican presidential candidate, Tim Pawlenty will visit Tallahassee next Wednesday to speak with lawmakers.
A Florida House committee has approved a new unemployment compensation bill that is more business-friendly including a lower unemployment tax rate for Florida companies.
The Florida Panthers are at it again, and it's not looking good. Tyler Myers scored at 4:55 in overtime to give the Buffalo Sabres a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.
In a subdued and mostly empty committee room a Senate committee gave the first up vote Thursday to a new bill setting out how teachers would be paid.
Thousands of Egyptians living in South Florida are watching events unfold a world away, and they're holding their breath.
Florida Governor Rick Scott's newly unveiled budget for the coming fiscal year saw the newly-elected governor propose almost $5 billion in cuts to the state budget.
A home in Lauderhill is one of the first in the nation to have its Chinese drywall removed as part of a new pilot program underway in several states.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash.
As investigators continue to cull through his financial records, Congressman David Rivera tried to maintain a normal approach to governing, opening a new district office Saturday.
In the second part of this I-Team investigation of the practice of harvesting tissue from cadavers, Michele Gillen explains why the practice is not against the law.
There's encouraging news about the state's housing market. Real estate experts are showing some renewed optimism in Florida's home sales, but they're waiting for potential buyers to agree.
A plurality of Floridians gives both U.S. Senators from the Sunshine State positive job approval numbers in a new poll from Quinnipiac University.
A majority of Floridians say they are optimistic about the state's future, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.
As National Signing Day continues to unfold, the Florida Gators are finishing their recruiting with a strong class of recruits, including a quarterback of the future in Jeff Driskell.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash.
Let's face it folks, there's no bright side to the nation's latest foreclosure numbers. In 2010, foreclosures were up in seven out of 10 U.S. cities.
Florida students are severely lacking in their knowledge of basic science, according to findings from a 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress report.
