A sinkhole in Florida that swallowed two houses appears to have stopped expanding, meaning a recovery-and-repair operation can begin, authorities said.

The initial 911 call said the sinkhole was six feet wide, on the verge of swallowing a boat parked in a driveway Friday morning. And it was growing.

A still-growing sinkhole has led a family to evacuate their Florida home. May 4, 2012— -- An enormous and still-growing sinkhole that has led a family to evacuate their Florida home is now ...

Sinkholes and subsidence are common in Florida because the peninsula is made up of porous carbonate rocks such as limestone that store and help move water underground.

The Florida sinkhole that swallowed two homes isn't getting any deeper, but it's getting wider as its banks fall in because there's no support for the sandy soil as it dries out.

Homes in the Dunedin area have been plagued with their own damage from unstable ground, neighbors say. A house on a street adjoining this sinkhole is getting major repairs because of cracks to the ...

LAND O' LAKES, Fla. --A sinkhole that swallowed two homes and a boat has stopped growing, and officials said they would monitor it over the weekend before determining when cleanup can begin. The ...

No homes in Seffner, Fla., were threatened by the sinkhole, which also reopened in 2015. By Jesus Jiménez A sinkhole in Florida that in 2013 consumed and killed a man on his property has opened ...

A sinkhole in Seffner, Florida, has reopened for the third time in 10 years after swallowing a man in 2013. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, County engineers and Code Enforcement were sent to the ...

A sinkhole in Florida that swallowed two houses appears to have stopped expanding, meaning a recovery-and-repair operation can begin, authorities said.

Cleanup will take weeks, officials said. — -- A massive sinkhole that appeared in Florida on Friday, destroying two homes and swallowing a boat, has stopped growing, officials said Saturday ...