Florida man comes face to face with shark

While surfing at a Volusia County beach, Mark Summerset came face to face with a shark. Literally. The surfer was bit across the face. While he needed over two dozen stitches, he's just happy to be alive to tell the story.

Killer whales spotted off coast of Florida

Jay Charron was onboard his brother's boat, The Corkscrew, fishing for yellowfin tuna when they spotted pods of orcas swimming about 100 miles off the coast of Fort Pierce. (Video: Jay Charron)

2 shark bites in 24 hours in Florida

Two people reported shark bites within 24 hours. One of them said he's chalking it up to a lesson of knowing when to come back to shore.

Beloved giraffe dies at Brevard Zoo

Rafiki, one of the five original giraffes in the Expedition Africa section of the Brevard Zoo when it opened in 2003, has died. He was euthanized after some ongoing age-related medical issues. He was 25 years old.

Baby crocodile born without eyes swims around

Vision, an American crocodile hatchling at the Everglades Outpost Wildlife Sanctuary, doesn't have eyes, but continues to be "snappy" about his food, which is a good thing! (Video: Everglades Outpost Wildlife Sanctuary)

Baby crocodile born without eyes

An American crocodile hatchling is being cared for at Everglades Outpost Wildlife Sanctuary. The croc, named Vision, was born on May 10. (Video: Everglades Outpost Wildlife Sanctuary)

Shark bite victim ready to surf again

A shark bite survivor who was bitten at New Smyrna Beach is back on his feet. He's been homebound for over a month after a shark latched on to his foot while he was surfing in New Smyrna Beach

2 shark bites reported on Labor Day

Two people were bitten by sharks on the same Volusia County beach on Labor Day, according to officials. One woman was bitten in the foot, while a man was bitten in the hand.

13-foot alligator caught in Orlando

A Florida man is celebrating an historic catch: the second-heaviest alligator on record. A 13 foot, 3 ¼ inch behemoth weighed in at 920 pounds. Kevin Brotz led the hunt. He says reeling the gator in was scary.

SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Florida

SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Florida's Space Coast Thursday night. The liftoff of a Falcon 9 carrying 22 satellites was at 10:21 p.m. ET from the Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Brevard County.