Wildlife officials have fined four South Florida men $10,000 for catching and keeping three undersized swordfish instead of throwing them back into the water. ...more

March 7, 2009

Teresa Jackson, a State Farm policyholder for 18 years, has been looking for replacement coverage since State Farm announced, in late January, plans to pull out of Florida's property insurance market. ...more

March 4, 2009

question and answer on state farm's exit from florida for property insurance ...more

February 27, 2009

State regulators say Florida's insurance market can absorb most, if not all, of the 1.2 million policies State Farm plans to drop over two years beginning in November. About 470,000 policies, including all boat-owner policies, will be dropped during the first year. But many insurers won't sell policies for older homes and homes in high-risk coastal areas. ...more

February 27, 2009

In less than two months, five expensive go-fast boats have been stolen from docks on the Intracoastal Waterway in Pinellas County, and investigators think a sophisticated crime more typically seen in Miami has made its way to the Tampa Bay area. ...more

August 26, 2008

In less than two months, five expensive go-fast boats have been stolen from docks on the Intracoastal Waterway in Pinellas County, and investigators think a sophisticated crime more typically seen in Miami has made its way to the Tampa Bay area. ...more

August 25, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - A 76-year-old man pointed a rifle at Myakka River boaters after an argument over tangled fishing line, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 20, 2007