If you can sing "Another One Bites the Dust," you may prevent someone doing just that. But considering the occasion — you'll be doing CPR to the beat — you may prefer belting out "Staying Alive." That works, too. So says Charlotte Young, a basic care life support instructor who trains health professionals at St. Joseph's Hospital. ...more

October 18, 2007

Striking images from a countdown to death: Princess Diana salutes her driver; the driver waves to paparazzi lurking at the back of the Ritz Hotel; officially declared drunk at the time, the driver squats to tie his shoes without so much as a wobble. ...more

October 5, 2007

Harnessing the wind has long been a passion of humans, from the first sailing vessels used for exploration to devices that now pull a single human along just for fun. ...more

October 3, 2007

Kiteboarding is catching on along Florida's west coast, where the wind always blows. Even if it's not that strong, the wind can tug kiteboarders aloft from Egmont Key to Dunedin. Boarders plunk down an average $2,000 for the board, rigging and kites that look like small parasails and use the free breeze to pull them through the surf and a couple of feet into the air over the waves. ...more

October 2, 2007

Keith Williams remembered pacing near East Sligh Avenue and North 22nd Street late Friday as bystanders raged about a woman lying in the roadway. ...more

October 2, 2007

DUNEDIN - The 16-year-old kite-boarder who was pulled into power lines by strong winds Saturday remains in serious condition at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Tampa today, a hospital spokeswoman said. Christopher B. Kenny of 100 Sarasota Road in Clearwater was kite-boarding on St. Joseph Sound Saturday afternoon when a strong gust of wind pulled him into some power lines on the north side of the Dunedin Causeway, Pinellas County sheriff's officials have said. Witnesses said they observed an electrical arc shine brightly before Kenny fell 20 to 30 feet to the ground. He was conscious but disoriented when bystanders ran to his aid. ...more

October 1, 2007

DUNEDIN - A 16-year-old kite surfer remains in serious condition today after a gust of wind drove his craft into power lines Saturday. ...more

September 30, 2007