Minutes before two pileups killed 10 people on a highway shrouded in fog and thick smoke from a brush fire, the Florida Highway Patrol had reopened the always busy six-lane interstate after an earlier serious accident. A sergeant and lieutenant determined after about three hours that conditions had cleared enough for drivers, but visibility quickly became murky again, officials said Monday.

It's the first of its kind in the state.  A pet ambulance, designed to respond to emergencies for man's best friend, is now in operation in Southwest Florida.

It's the first of its kind in the state.  A pet ambulance, designed to respond to emergencies for man's best friend, is now in operation in Southwest Florida.