A giant silvery helium balloon floated away from a yard in Colorado with a 6-year-old boy believed to be aboard and slowly touched down in a field two hours later with the child nowhere in sight, setting off a frantic search. ...more

October 16, 2009

Police in central Florida arrested a man in connection to fatal beating of toddler for soiling his pants at dinner. ...more

October 13, 2009

A mother and two children were struck by a car as they crossed Hillsborough Avenue and Sawyer Road this morning. ...more

October 9, 2009

The Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered the biggest but never-before-seen ring around the planet Saturn, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has announced. ...more

October 8, 2009

Nationwide Insurance Co. said Wednesday that it plans to drop the homeowners insurance policies of about 60,000 Florida customers. ...more

October 8, 2009

Nationwide Insurance Co. of Florida has announced plans to drop about 60,000 home insurance policies. ...more

October 7, 2009

A raccoon, a possum and a feral cat were trapped overnight in separate cages in the Lakeland neighborhood where a 74-year-old woman was attacked by a pack of raccoons. ...more

October 6, 2009

Two days after attacking a 74-year-old Lakeland woman, a pack of raccoons remained on the loose Monday. ...more

October 6, 2009

Two days after attacking a 74-year-old Lakeland woman, a pack of potentially rabid raccoons remains on the loose. ...more

October 5, 2009

Authorities are investigating the deaths of two brothers found dead this morning in a downtown Clearwater lake. ...more

October 1, 2009