The witness kept putting out the fires, but McDermott kept lighting them. McDermott and the witness eventually both left the home and went their separate ways. However, they both arrived home to find ...

A newly published study co-authored by University of South Florida alum Louis Coticchio and USF integrative biologist Deby Cassill challenges long-standing assumptions about the brown recluse spider, ...

Alaska doesn't really have any native dangerous spiders. But a few exceptions may occur, mostly around homes. Know what to avoid this summer.

Police say 36-year-old Sean McDermott was allegedly seen setting small fires throughout the day inside his townhome, eventually spreading to three other units.

The witness told officers he attempted several times to extinguish the fires, but Sean McDermott continued to relight them.

When I was seven years old, I developed arachnophobia, the fear of spiders. How did this happen, you might ask (and I know you did, because I have spidy-senses)? I was looking at the windowsill at my ...

Run a dehumidifier, since cellar spiders thrive in moist areas. Use natural repellents with scents that spiders loathe, such as peppermint, cinnamon, and citrus. Keep up with outdoor maintenance; trim ...

Scientists have cracked a key mystery behind spider silk’s legendary strength and flexibility. They discovered that tiny molecular interactions act like natural glue, holding silk proteins together as ...

Democrat Chasity Verret Martinez won Saturday's special election for State House District 60, defeating Republican Brad Daigle. Martinez, a member of the Iberville Parish Council, earned 62% of the ...

The single barrel version of King of Kentucky has become a prized bottle on the secondary market due to its quality, and of course its scarcity. And, in fact, it’s a really good bourbon that is ...

Where do we currently stand in the ever-shifting sands of racial relations in this country? We elected a Black president who wanted to be remembered as transformative – but who turned out not to be, ...