Martin County deputies dug two 4-week-old kittens out alive in Hobe Sound, Florida. Now named Kali and Amara, they’re thriving with a nurse’s foster family and will be up for adoption in four to six weeks.
A Flagler College student in St. Augustine used chairs as stepping stones so a woman could cross floodwater dry — and the TikTok, set to Taylor Swift’s All Too Well, exploded into millions of views.
After April wildfires forced Gainesville shelters to place 150+ animals in emergency fosters, a October 13 WUFT update finds nearly every Alachua County foster pet has a permanent home — with Golden Corral and Diamond still waiting.
Late Friday before Isaias landfall, a Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue staffer drove into the storm’s path and brought 22 dogs — many seniors or special-needs, including blind Betty White — to safety in Bradenton.
Bill Von Herbulis, 72, clung to a dock pipe for over an hour after his wheelchair tipped into the water at a New Smyrna Beach marina — until a stranger called 911 and Volusia County Sgt. William Leven dove in.
After Hurricane Isaias, 14-year-old golden retriever Benny ended up at the bottom of a 20-foot-deep ditch in Tallahassee. Firefighters from Station 6 climbed down and brought him home.
When a car plunged into a lake in Plantation, Florida, a driver jumped in and bystanders threw a life ring. That ring was put there by a mother whose son died trying to save a stranger in 2022.