An alligator in Florida has become a hot topic on social media after it magically appeared at the bottom of a home’s swimming pool. The debate is over how it got there, given the pool is surrounded by a wooden fence about 6 feet high that’s designed to withstand storms.

Police said a 7 foot alligator was "completely unfazed by its unexpected audience" when they arrived to remove it from a backyard pool.

A plume of thick dust suspended in the atmosphere is moving westward across the Caribbean Sea and is expected to reach Florida on Wednesday. Areas in its path can expect haze, locally poor air quality and the potential for vibrant morning and evening skies.

A giant plume of Saharan dust is expected to arrive in Florida this week. Here's what to expect in Sarasota, Bradenton and Manatee County.

Connor McDavid is fine, and coach Kris Knoblauch expects the best hockey player in the world to be good to go for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. That is the most important thing for Edmonton gearing up for another championship series against the Florida Panthers.

I want to see Connor McDavid raise the Stanley Cup. I want to see all that regular-season hardware -- five scoring titles, three Hart trophies as league MVP, the four-time NHLPA most outstanding player -- metaphorically traded for a Stanley Cup ring,

Two motorcyclists hit a 6-foot alligator in the middle of one of Florida's busiest highways, sending both bikers to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.