Over the phone, Donato instructed the team to keep the tortoise’s exposed soft tissue damp by rinsing the shell with saline (salt water). They also tried to stabilize the cracks, by fixing inverted ...

All's well that ends well for one adorable African spurred tortoise and his family in Florida. The pet tortoise was missing after its owners briefly left their gate open while having works done on ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A wandering African spurred tortoise is back home safely thanks to the quick response of a Precinct 4 deputy constable and a watchful citizen. According to Pct. 4 Constable Mark ...

After missing for three years, a tortoise was reunited with its owner with the help of Putnam County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Deputies with The Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Oct. 21 ...

Crush, a missing 50 year old African spurred tortoise, has been found. After going on a romp through Cape Coral, the 55 pound giant reptile was found safely nestled in some bushes just three houses ...

PUNTA GORDA, Florida (WFTX) — After being missing for eight days, an African spurred tortoise named Shelly has been reunited with her family in a rural Punta Gorda neighborhood. Shauna Corocoran told ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

Indian River State College is turning to high-tech simulation to address a critical nursing shortage that has left Florida with more than 16,000 nurses. 3 arrested after dozens of 911 calls lead to ...