A man accused of helping hijack a charter fishing boat named "Joe Cool" and killing the four people aboard says he was tricked into the crime and that he lied to authorities because he was scared and confused. ...more

September 23, 2008

NASCAR has toughened its drug policy and will do random tests in 2009 on everyone in the three national series - from star Chase drivers to anonymous tire changers. ...more

September 21, 2008

When three U.S. Coast Guard investigators peered into the hatch of a semi-submarine Saturday night, they saw two knives near the crewmen, Lt. j.g. Todd Bagetis said. ...more

September 17, 2008

When three U.S. Coast Guard investigators peered into the hatch of a semi-submarine Saturday night, they saw two knives near the crewmen, Lt. j.g. Todd Bagetis said. It was the middle of the night when the guardsmen climbed out of a small launch boat and onto the vessel authorities said was smuggling seven tons of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and knocked on the hatch. ...more

September 16, 2008

Working under the cover of pre-dawn darkness, a group of Coast Guard law enforcement officers climbed atop a semi-submersible vessel in the waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean early Saturday. ...more

September 16, 2008

Working as part of a Tampa-based investigation, the Coast Guard this weekend seized a semi-submarine with 7 tons of cocaine aboard about 350 miles west of Guatemala in the eastern Pacific Ocean, officials said. ...more

September 15, 2008

It began as a case of six missing boaters. Then came the dramatic tale of an attack on the high seas by Cuban pirates, four fatal shootings and the rescue of two survivors from a life raft. Then the two survivors were charged with murder. ...more

September 15, 2008

Six crew members of a narcotics smuggling vessel encountered in the Caribbean this year as part of Operation Panama Express were sentenced this month to terms of imprisonment ranging from eight to 14 years, according to the U.S. attorney's office. ...more

August 21, 2008

NASCAR's latest attempt to reel in the rule-breakers aimed at an unfamiliar target: the normally squeaky-clean Joe Gibbs Racing. ...more

August 21, 2008

OHIO - A Northwest Airlines plane made an emergency landing Sunday at Dayton International Airport, interrupting the city's air show. ...more

July 20, 2008