Author: Rachael Thomas, Florida Today

Not all of the Sunshine State’s animal residents are cute and cuddly.
       

Links to full coverage of FLORIDA TODAY’s investigation of the in-custody death of Gregory Lloyd Edwards
       

Florida’s ecosystems are plagued by hundreds of invasive plant species that can cause serious problems for native plants and wildlife.
       

‘Snow’ in Florida? Not really, but the annual pusley flower bloom signals fall is here.

The Palm Bay Veterans Day Parade has been canceled due to bad weather. So has a Veterans Day ceremony at Titusville’s Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery.
       

While we all want our pets to live their best lives, there are a lot of reasons to keep your cat indoors.

Melbourne was ranked the number 19 best place to retire in the U.S., among a list of 125 cities by U.S. News & World Report.
       

Hurricane Lorenzo’s maximum winds briefly reached 160 mph late Saturday, making it the easternmost hurricane on record to reach Category 5 intensity.

Tropical Storm warnings have been issued for Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

It’s a busy weekend in the tropics as the National Hurricane Center continue to monitor Tropical Storm Jerry and three other areas of disturbed weather.

Between 2008 and 2017, just over 11% of all fatal pedestrian crashes happened in Florida, a national report said.
       

Hurricane Humberto has formed in the Atlantic according to the 11 p.m. advisory by the National Hurricane Center.
       

Hurricane season is in full swing this weekend, as the National Hurricane Center tracks Tropical Storm Humberto and two other disturbances.