GAINESVILLE — An alligator killed a pet dog at a lake in Florida.Scarlett Dent and her 8-year-old son Easton Lowery were throwing sticks into Newnans Lake in Gainesville on Saturday. They were playing with their two dogs, Beignet and Blue.Dent was talking with a neighbor when she heard Easton scream. She said she saw one dog, Beignet, struggling in an alligator's mouth.Dent said she tried pulling the dog free, but the alligator pulled it under. The nearly 2-year- [...]

Congressional Republicans on Tuesday projected confidence about delivering on an overhaul of the nation's tax code with President Donald Trump planning an in-person appeal to lawmakers ahead of a crucial House vote this week.

Promoted as needed relief for the middle class, the Senate Republican tax overhaul actually would increase taxes for some 13.8 million moderate-income American households, a bipartisan analysis showed Monday.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in a raised voice and defiant tone, strongly defended himself Tuesday against allegations that he had misled members of Congress about his knowledge of communications between Russians and associates of President Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign.

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Bruce Craul, the chief operating officer of Legendary Inc. in Destin, will serve as the council's chairman through the remainder of fiscal 2018.

Former "Star Trek" star denies the incident ever occurred

Meanwhile, Moore delivers public speech, again denying the allegations of sexual misconduct

"We cannot restrict or limit the number of airboats, but we can limit launch sites and hours of operation."

Eglin Air Force Base has one prescribed burn planned in tactical training area G-26/B-82 on Saturday.The burn will be 770 acres in the western portion of the reservation, east and north of Range Road 239 and south of Range Road 235 on the western portion of Test Area B-82.The smoke is expected to rise to 2,800 feet with transport winds predicted to be out of the East-Southeast. Smoke impacts should be [...]