A Manatee County man is hospitalized after being mauled by dogs. ...more

May 25, 2009

Pasco County government offices, courts, community centers and libraries will be closed Monday 5/25 for Memorial Day. ...more

May 23, 2009

A 26-year-old woman is OK after being charged by a 200-pound wild pig in her backyard this morning, according to St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue officials. ...more

April 20, 2009

Sandy Tyrrell, owner of Lakeside Stables, cradled the horse's face in her arms, rubbed its nose and talked about why she rescues unwanted horses. ...more

April 2, 2009

State wildlife officials say a bobcat attacked two people in Citrus County. ...more

March 31, 2009

Would many people be willing to humanely trap a feral cat, spend $40 to have it spayed or neutered, and then release it back into the wild? ...more

March 1, 2009

Responsible pet owners should do it, says Nancy Parry, a New Yorker who is wintering in Wauchula. ...more

February 20, 2009

Hillsborough County Animal Control officers have seized 156 rabbits, an adult cat and three kittens from a Tampa residence that had fallen into a deplorable and unsanitary state, authorities say. ...more

January 28, 2009

Thirty-seven people were arrested and 109 roosters seized Saturday after Polk County sheriff's deputies received an anonymous tip and broke up a Mulberry cockfighting ring. ...more

January 18, 2009

A Polk County sheriff's deputy was arrested today, accused of using her agency-issued computer to access law enforcement databases and giving out information to a person not authorized to have it. ...more

January 7, 2009