A “historic commercial building” in Brooks County went up in flames overnight Friday, according to the Brooks County Fire Department (BCFD).

Hilton Head Island shark attack leaves beachgoer with serious leg injuries, following incident where 9-year-old Florida girl's hand was nearly severed during Gulf Coast snorkeling trip.

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – A 9-year-old girl who survived a shark bite off Florida’s Gulf coast recounted the attack on Thursday. Leah Lendel was seriously injured last week at Boca Grande.

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is searching for the suspect involved in a deadly shooting that happened in New Port Richey on Thursday night.

BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — A young girl is speaking out after surviving a shark attack in Florida. Leah Lendel was airlifted to a ...

Leah Lendel is recovering after a shark bit her hand off the coast of Boca Grande. With bait fish in abundance, marine experts say shark encounters may rise, but the odds of attacks remain low.

A 9-year-old girl, Leah Lendel, suffered a severe shark bite while snorkeling at a Boca Grande beach, nearly severing her hand. Doctors at Tampa General Hospital successfully reattached Leah's hand ...

A 9-year-old girl whose right hand was nearly bitten off her arm by a shark near Boca Grande may fully recover thanks to fast ...

Leah Lendel and the surgeons who saved her hand spoke about the harrowing experience Thursday at Tampa General Hospital.

SHE'S A FIGHTER  9-year-old Leah Lendel shared exactly what happened when a shark bit her last week, nearly taking her hand.

About a week after a shark bit through 9-year-old Leah Lendel’s wrist while she was snorkeling off Boca Grande, her parents ...

I didn’t see anything. I was just snorkeling, and I went up to read and then something hard bit me,” Leah Lendel, 9.