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A portion of a Florida county has been placed under quarantine as officials work to get rid of the giant African land snail, the state's agriculture department said. A portion of a Florida county has been placed under quarantine as state officials work to get rid of a giant African land snail (GALS), the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) said Tuesday. The quarantine comes weeks after state officials found the snail in the Miramar area of Broward County, Florida, according to FDACS. Giant African land snails are considered detrimental to agriculture, the FDACS said. MORE: Video Cricket invasion The snail is known to eat at least 500 different plant species that are deemed economically important, including, "breadfruit, cassava, cocoa, papaya, peanut, rubber, most varieties of beans, peas, cucumbers, melons and plants of horticultural, cultural and medicinal value," according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Mary Yong Cong,...

The Delphi, Indiana, double murder trial will stay local in Carroll County, but with a jury from another county. The Delphi, Indiana, double murder trial will stay local in Carroll County but with a jury brought in from another county, Allen County Judge Fran Gull said Friday. "It's painfully clear that it would be impossible to find a jury in Carroll County not involved in this case," Gull said at a hearing for suspect Richard Allen. Richard Allen, 50, was charged with the murders of Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14, in Delphi, Ind., in February 2017. Indiana State Police MORE: Delphi murders: What the unsealed documents reveal and the questions that remain Gull said it makes sense to keep the trial in Carroll County, where witnesses and families live, saying the expense to move the proceedings would be "extraordinary." Allen's attorneys had requested a change of venue for the high-profile trial . Gull asked the defense and prosecution to agree wit...

One person was found dead in their vehicle in California on Sunday morning, as a winter storm brought flooding and heavy snow to the state. One person was found dead in their vehicle in California on Sunday morning, as a winter storm brought flooding and heavy snow to the state, a Sacramento Metro Fire spokesperson confirmed to ABC News. A Sacramento Metro Fire spokes person confirmed that the deceased was recovered from their flood ed vehicle in the southernmost part of Sacramento County, near the city of Elk Grove. The identity and cause of death of the deceased haven't been confirmed pending a coroner's examination, according to Sacramento Metro Fire. MORE: San Francisco sees record rain as flooding shuts down highway The National Weather Service in Sacramento issued flash flood warnings for the area, urging drivers to stay off the road. A levee break in several places caused the flood ing in the area, Sacramento Metro Fire Captain and Public Information Officer Parker Wi...