Destructive grasshoppers invading Bay Area gardens

An invasion of mighty munchers is descending on the Bay Area as the population of Florida’s biggest and most voracious grasshopper is growing right now.

Gabby Petito family's lawsuit against Laundrie family lists potential witnesses

Lawyers representing the family of Gabby Petito in their civil lawsuit against the family of Brian Laundrie have released a list of witnesses they expect to testify in the case. Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino described it as a "wish list" and said it was "not likely" that Brian's parents would testify.

Mom killed, 2 kids injured parasailing in Florida Keys

A mother from Illinois was killed and her two young children were injured when their parasail was cut loose, dragging them through the ocean and slamming them into the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys. One of the boys had to be resuscitated with CPR and airlifted to a Miami hospital.

Woman accused of leaving 4 dogs to die in car in Florida

A woman has been charged with four counts of felony animal cruelty after authorities said that four dogs in her care died after being left inside a vehicle.

Police: Woman left 4 dogs to die in hot car while she ate lunch at Florida restaurant

Police said the woman left her four dogs to die in a hot car with no air conditioning and the windows rolled up while she went to eat lunch. When she returned an hour later, investigators said the 4-year-old Goldendoodle, 2-year-old Boxer, and two 12-week-old Goldendoodle puppies were all dead.

Carnival Freedom Fire: Part of cruise ship catches fire while docked at Grand Turk

Part of Carnival's Freedom cruise ship caught fire Thursday morning while docked at Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the cruise line said, sending dark black smoke into the air.

Father who lost son in Parkland Mass Shooting says he feels physical pain for Texas parents

A man whose 15-year-old son was killed in the 2018 school massacre in Parkland, Florida, said he’s in physical pain thinking of what parents of children killed at a Uvalde elementary school are going through.

Autopsy: Dwayne Haskins was drunk when fatally struck

Dwayne Haskins was legally drunk and had taken drugs before he was fatally struck by a dump truck while walking on a Florida interstate highway last month, an autopsy report released Monday concluded.

Impatient Florida truck driver loses back wheels by driving over concrete pillars

A Florida semi-truck driver apparently got a little impatient while struggling to clear safety barriers on a turn -- and caused some pretty severe damage to his rig in the process.

'I’m a fighter': 70-year-old Florida woman shoots, kills alleged intruder at her home

A 70-year-old woman said she fired a warning shot after a stranger walked into her home Sunday afternoon and wouldn't leave, before ultimately shooting him. The man died at the hospital.