Michelle Spitzer is a journalist for The USA TODAY NETWORK-FLORIDA. As the network’s Rapid Response reporter, she covers ...

A Florida family called authorities after they heard an intruder splashing around in the swimming pool early one morning. Tampa police arrived at the home about 3 a.m. March 31 and did in fact find a ...

Florida's alligator mating season has begun, making the reptiles more active and aggressive. Learn safety tips to protect ...

Burmese pythons are spreading across south Florida but will we start to see them slither up north? What to know ...

A family in Tampa got quite the wakeup call in the middle of the night last month when they believed someone was trying to break into their home – but it turned out to be just a "Florida-style ...

As Florida's turkey hunting season comes to a close, thousands of Florida hunters are looking forward to preying on one of the state’s most iconic predators. Summer doesn’t just bring alligator mating ...

President Trump is expected to take a walking tour of a temporary migrant detention center being referred to as Alligator Alcatraz in South Florida.

OF THIS BACKUP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. HERE IT IS, APRIL, A TIME WHEN FLOWERS BLOOM AND LOVE IS IN THE AIR, ESPECIALLY FOR ALLIGATORS. OH, YEAH, IT IS THE OFFICIAL START OF GATOR MATING SEASON. WESH ...