It's a safe bet that Highlands County commissioners expected to make enough off scuba divers at Lake Denton to at least pay for the attendant who takes those $25 per day fees. That's not happening by a mile, and it shows the flaw in the county's strategy. ...more

August 8, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Ray Markham. ...more

August 6, 2008

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Fred Everson. ...more

July 13, 2008

Tim Lopez, commodore of the Tampa Cruis-A-Cade Club, enjoys spending time around the club's riverfront property. ...more

July 2, 2008

The bite has been fair on South Shore so far this summer. ...more

July 2, 2008

TAMPA - The University of South Florida anthropology department is analyzing a human skull found near the Courtney Campbell Parkway on Saturday. ...more

June 30, 2008

Two people were treated at local hospitals after a crash on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard late Sunday that investigators say was alcohol-related. ...more

June 30, 2008

TAMPA - Additional searches spurred by the discovery of a human skull in Tampa Bay continued through Saturday evening with no clear answers. ...more

June 29, 2008

TAMPA - To improve boater safety, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office marine unit deputies are offering volunteer boat safety inspections Saturday at Williams Park boat ramp in Riverview. ...more

June 27, 2008

I read Friday that City Pier Beach will be closed for at least a month to fill in the offshore dredge hole. The recent tragic drowning accident at this dredge hole has made this a notable priority. I never knew, and suspect many never knew of this hole. There is another 30-foot deep hole just south of the channel between Lake Jackson and Little Lake Jackson (on the Little Lake Jackson side.) ...more

June 16, 2008