A runaway car plunged into the Intracoastal Waterway in Nokomis this afternoon and quickly sank. The scene was captured by a local news crew shooting video from a nearby boat. ...more

October 7, 2009

The U.S. Coast Guard reported its search boats and helicopters had spotted a large debris field about 20 miles west of Port Richey on Wednesday evening. ...more

July 8, 2009

The body of a 57-year-old man who jumped off a pontoon boat for a swim Saturday evening has been found in Lake Pierce, Polk County deputies said today. ...more

May 11, 2009

Hulk Hogan's estranged wife Linda Bollea's boyfriend can drive his cars and operate his boats, a Pinellas County judge ruled today. ...more

April 30, 2009

Brian Gay broke the Verizon Heritage scoring mark Sunday, winning by a record 10 strokes to earn his second PGA Tour title. ...more

April 20, 2009

Assessment teams are heading out in boats to check on flood damage in two north Florida counties. ...more

April 10, 2009

Jailed financier Bernard Madoff's 55-foot luxury yacht and a smaller vessel have been seized by U.S Marshals in Florida. ...more

April 1, 2009

The Coast Guard is monitoring the cleanup of a 1,000-gallon oil spill in the Port of Tampa. ...more

April 1, 2009

Schools of monster-size black drum are still prowling lower Tampa Bay; you can see the mass of fish as they cruise the edges of the flat on calm mornings. Waters around Pinellas Point have been good in recent weeks. These are fish of 40 to 50 pounds—they look like redfish on steroids, but the coloration is a silver gray, with bluish tails. ...more

March 20, 2009

In Ebba Patrick's backyard, more than a half-dozen black-and-white puppies bounce and roll. ...more

March 20, 2009