Heroes rescue disabled Fla. vet from pond

LEALMAN, Fla. -- Two Good Samaritans are being praised after authorities say they rescued a disabled veteran whose wheelchair rolled into a southwest Florida pond.Lealman Police say 79-year-old Robert Lunay was sitting in his wheelchair overlooking a pond Friday night when his wheelchair slipped and he fell into the water. Lunay is a double-amputee.Robert Fields and Norman Steers happened to be ...

Fla. toddler dragged underneath car

TAMPA, Fla. -- A 14-month-old boy is recovering in the hospital after he was hit by a vehicle and dragged for several feet.Hillsborough County Sheriff's officials said Jaike Young was playing outside with several other children Friday when a vehicle stopped in front of the home to drop someone off. As the car was pulling away, another child threw a rock in front of the car and the toddler ...

Black bear found in tree in Florida residents garden – video

A bear weighing 136kg (300lb) is discovered up a tree in a suburban garden in Tampa Bay, Florida, on Friday. The male black bear has to be tranquilised with a stun gun before being transported to the Ocala National Forest. The same bear was discovered in an Orlando neighbourhood in June ...

AIDS Walk Orlando participants gather in downtown Orlando

AIDS Walk Orlando. Rosalind Avenue from Central Boulevard to Robinson Street is closed until noon for the event, the second-largest annual fundraiser for the Hope and Help Center of Central Florida, Inc. Last year, the event raised more than $207,000 for the ...