Sarasota Memorial Hospital was ranked No. 6 among Florida hospitals in Newsweek's annual "Best-in-State" list. For the third year in a row, it was the only hospital in southwest Florida to be included ...

When it comes to missing people, K-9 units have usually led the way in taking investigators to the water's edge. And when the search in the water gets too difficult, one Florida sheriff's office is ...

Small plane carrying Hurricane Melissa aid crashes into Florida pond Small plane crashes into Florida pond, CCTV footage shows The Kravis Center free block party on Nov. 8 ...

A Florida sheriff’s department has introduced the nation’s first search‑and‑rescue otter, named Splash, to aid in missing‑person cases. Unlike canine units, Splash can detect human remains underwater ...

MARTIN COUNTY — "Splash" is making quite the splash at the Sheriff's Office. The 2-year-old Asian small-clawed otter is trained to detect human remains in bodies of water. He's part of the Peace River ...

Dramatic video out of Florida shows good Samaritans racing to save a 74-year-old man from a burning car. This Psychological Term Explains How GOP Officials Justify Harm Former TV anchor charged with ...

Hurricane Melissa is approaching Jamaica as a dangerous Category 5 storm. The storm is expected to bring catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and storm surge to the island. Melissa is forecast to move ...

LARGO, Fla. — Largo Fire Rescue is marking more than one milestone by opening a new station and welcoming a new chief. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held to celebrate Station 39 on the week of Aug ...

MT. DORA, Fla. — Andrew Brown, a man from Eustis, used his pickup truck to rescue several people stranded in a flooded parking lot in Mount Dora. Last night’s flooding caused some drivers to become ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A small, furry creature is making a “splash” in the law enforcement community. First responders have long teamed up with dogs in search and rescue operations, but now an ...

A Florida sheriff's office is diving into a new kind of innovation — literally. Meet Splash, a 2-year-old otter trained to assist the Martin County Sheriff's Office in search and rescue missions by ...

MARTIN COUNTY — Sheriff John Budensiek said Splash, a search-and-rescue otter, is one of the most fascinating tools he has seen law enforcement use in a long time, and the Sheriff's Office will be ...