Rumors that a man in the state of Florida was arrested after trying to "baptize" an alligator in a Waffle House restaurant circulated online in mid-February 2026.

Jasper County deputies arrested a 64-year-old Ridgeland man for crimes against minors and discovered an illegal alligator ...

Officers say they discovered the unlawfully housed alligator while executing a search warrant at the 64-year-old’s Ridgeland home.

Jasper County Sheriff's Office arrested 64-year-old James Allen Beckett on multiple sexual offense charges including criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

A man and two minors were arrested after illegally taking and killing alligators in Manatee, Sarasota, and Hardee Counties beginning in 2023, the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

For the second year in a row, New Jersey had no shark bites off its coast. Swimmers elsewhere were not so lucky.

View art by David Kafer and Wasíl in St. Petersburg and attend the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts in Tampa. Artist Steve Halay Gobewole poses in his booth at the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts in ...

The facility's dorms are climate-controlled, with secondary heating and space heaters available if needed. Concerns remain for detainee advocates due to the center's remote Everglades location and ...