Florida calls off search for man swallowed by sinkhole
SEFFNER, Florida (CNN) -- Authorities in Florida gave up the search Saturday for a man presumed dead after a sinkhole opened beneath the bedroom of his family's suburban Tampa home, swallowing him up.The effort to recover the body of Jeff Bush had resumed earlier in the day after authorities stopped operations overnight, saying the hole was still expanding and the house could collapse at any time."We just have not been able to locate Mr.
SEFFNER, Florida (CNN) -- Authorities in Florida gave up the search Saturday for a man presumed dead after a sinkhole opened beneath the bedroom of his family's suburban Tampa home, swallowing him up.The effort to recover the body of Jeff Bush had resumed earlier in the day after authorities stopped operations overnight, saying the hole was still expanding and the house could collapse at any time."We just have not been able to locate Mr.
A loud crash, and then nothing: Sinkhole swallows Florida man
SEFFNER, Florida (CNN) -- The ground just swallowed him up.A Florida man fell into a sinkhole that opened suddenly Thursday night beneath the bedroom of his suburban Tampa home, calling out to his brother for help as he fell, the brother said Friday."I heard a loud crash, like a car coming through the house," Jeremy Bush told CNN affiliate WFTS. "I heard my brother screaming and I ran back there and tried going inside his room, but my old lady turned the light on and all I seen was this big hole, a real big hole, and all I saw was his mattress."Bush frantically tried to rescue his brother, Jeff Bush, by standing in the hole and digging at the rubble with a shovel until police arrived and pulled him out, saying the floor was still collapsing."I thought I heard him holler for me to help him," the man tearfully told WFTS.Jeremy Bush and four other people, including a 2-year-old child, escaped from the blue, one-story 1970s-era home in Seffner, Florida, a Tampa suburb.Jeff Bush was presumed dead after monitoring equipment lowered by engineers detected no signs of life, said Jessica Damico, the Hillsborough County Fire Department spokeswoman.But rescuers can't go into the hole to check -- it's too dangerous, Fire Chief Ron Rogers told reporters Friday.
SEFFNER, Florida (CNN) -- The ground just swallowed him up.A Florida man fell into a sinkhole that opened suddenly Thursday night beneath the bedroom of his suburban Tampa home, calling out to his brother for help as he fell, the brother said Friday."I heard a loud crash, like a car coming through the house," Jeremy Bush told CNN affiliate WFTS. "I heard my brother screaming and I ran back there and tried going inside his room, but my old lady turned the light on and all I seen was this big hole, a real big hole, and all I saw was his mattress."Bush frantically tried to rescue his brother, Jeff Bush, by standing in the hole and digging at the rubble with a shovel until police arrived and pulled him out, saying the floor was still collapsing."I thought I heard him holler for me to help him," the man tearfully told WFTS.Jeremy Bush and four other people, including a 2-year-old child, escaped from the blue, one-story 1970s-era home in Seffner, Florida, a Tampa suburb.Jeff Bush was presumed dead after monitoring equipment lowered by engineers detected no signs of life, said Jessica Damico, the Hillsborough County Fire Department spokeswoman.But rescuers can't go into the hole to check -- it's too dangerous, Fire Chief Ron Rogers told reporters Friday.
Trayvon Martin's parents ready to let jury decide fate of killer
(CNN) -- The final, violent moments in the life of their son, Trayvon Martin, no longer dominate the national news, as they once did.
(CNN) -- The final, violent moments in the life of their son, Trayvon Martin, no longer dominate the national news, as they once did.
Fourth-grader found drunk, wandering naked in Florida
FLORIDA (CNN) -- A 10-year-old was found wandering around a Florida neighborhood, naked and drunk.
FLORIDA (CNN) -- A 10-year-old was found wandering around a Florida neighborhood, naked and drunk.
Fla. mom gives $11K for deputies to patrol school
(CNN) -- A Florida mother concerned about safety has donated more than $11,000 so that armed deputies can patrol the elementary school where her child attends, Flagler County Public Schools said Tuesday.
(CNN) -- A Florida mother concerned about safety has donated more than $11,000 so that armed deputies can patrol the elementary school where her child attends, Flagler County Public Schools said Tuesday.
Pythons elusive in first days of Florida hunt
(CNN) -- There were no snakes on the floodplain for Drew Reisinger, one of hundreds of people who trooped into the Everglades over the weekend to hunt Burmese pythons.
(CNN) -- There were no snakes on the floodplain for Drew Reisinger, one of hundreds of people who trooped into the Everglades over the weekend to hunt Burmese pythons.
Defense to present motions in Trayvon Martin case
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- Defense attorneys are asking a judge to end the 24-hour GPS monitoring of George Zimmerman while he is out on bond in the fatal shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- Defense attorneys are asking a judge to end the 24-hour GPS monitoring of George Zimmerman while he is out on bond in the fatal shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.
VIDEO: Late autumn tornado tears through eastern Florida
VOLUSIA CO., Fl. -- A suspected tornado leaves behind a path of destruction in eastern Florida -- and the storm is caught on camera.
VOLUSIA CO., Fl. -- A suspected tornado leaves behind a path of destruction in eastern Florida -- and the storm is caught on camera.
George Zimmerman sues NBC Universal over edited 911 call
(CNN) -- George Zimmerman, charged in the shooting death of a 17-year-old Florida boy, is suing NBC Universal for using "the oldest form of yellow journalism" by editing an audio tape of his 911 call to make him sound racist, the lawsuit says.
(CNN) -- George Zimmerman, charged in the shooting death of a 17-year-old Florida boy, is suing NBC Universal for using "the oldest form of yellow journalism" by editing an audio tape of his 911 call to make him sound racist, the lawsuit says.
Photo appears to show Zimmerman bleeding after Martin killing
(CNN) -- A photo posted online Monday shows George Zimmerman with blood on his nose and lips.
(CNN) -- A photo posted online Monday shows George Zimmerman with blood on his nose and lips.
No. 7 Florida overwhelms Marquette 82-49
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Michael Frazier II scored 17 points, one of six Florida players in double figures, and the seventh-ranked Gators routed Marquette 82-49 Thursday night, November 29th in the SEC-Big East Challenge.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Michael Frazier II scored 17 points, one of six Florida players in double figures, and the seventh-ranked Gators routed Marquette 82-49 Thursday night, November 29th in the SEC-Big East Challenge.
Couple on the run, accused of child abuse, arrested in Florida theme park
ORLANDO (CNN) -- Investigators tracked down a New Hampshire couple wanted on child abuse charges in a very unlikely place.
ORLANDO (CNN) -- Investigators tracked down a New Hampshire couple wanted on child abuse charges in a very unlikely place.
Pres. Obama to win Florida, sweeping all battlegrounds
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama will narrowly win the presidential vote in Florida, CNN projected, based on updated vote totals provided by the counties to the state by Saturday's noon deadline.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama will narrowly win the presidential vote in Florida, CNN projected, based on updated vote totals provided by the counties to the state by Saturday's noon deadline.
With absentee ballots counted, Florida remains in question
Washington (CNN) -- Officials from Miami-Dade County say they have finished counting absentee ballots and will begin counting the county's 2,800 provisional ballots on Thursday afternoon.
Washington (CNN) -- Officials from Miami-Dade County say they have finished counting absentee ballots and will begin counting the county's 2,800 provisional ballots on Thursday afternoon.
Gov. Mitt Romney makes final push for independents
ORLANDO, Flor. -- GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney struck a big-picture tone at his first event on Monday, November 5th.
ORLANDO, Flor. -- GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney struck a big-picture tone at his first event on Monday, November 5th.
Judge rules Zimmerman's team can review slain teen's records
(CNN) -- A Florida judge has ruled that Trayvon Martin's school and social media records can be handed over to the defense team of his alleged killer, George Zimmerman, despite the efforts of the slain 17-year-old's family to keep the information private.
(CNN) -- A Florida judge has ruled that Trayvon Martin's school and social media records can be handed over to the defense team of his alleged killer, George Zimmerman, despite the efforts of the slain 17-year-old's family to keep the information private.
CNN Poll: Close contest for Florida's 29 electoral votes
(CNN) -- Three days before the final presidential debate, a new survey in the biggest of the battleground states indicates the race for the White House is basically tied.
(CNN) -- Three days before the final presidential debate, a new survey in the biggest of the battleground states indicates the race for the White House is basically tied.
George Zimmerman trial set for June 10, defense attorney says
(CNN) -- George Zimmerman will go on trial June 10 for the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman's lawyer said Wednesday, October 17th.
(CNN) -- George Zimmerman will go on trial June 10 for the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman's lawyer said Wednesday, October 17th.
Giant Florida eyeball belonged to a swordfish
(CNN) -- It looks like the big blue eyeball found on a Florida beach last week was cut out of a swordfish hauled in by a deep-sea angler, the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Monday.
(CNN) -- It looks like the big blue eyeball found on a Florida beach last week was cut out of a swordfish hauled in by a deep-sea angler, the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Monday.
29 hurt in multiple-vehicle pileup on I-75 in Florida
(CNN) -- Twenty-nine people were hurt Friday in a pileup involving dozens of vehicles on an interstate highway on Florida's Gulf Coast, police said.
(CNN) -- Twenty-nine people were hurt Friday in a pileup involving dozens of vehicles on an interstate highway on Florida's Gulf Coast, police said.