The half-dozen brown pelicans shifted restlessly, jockeying for position as Dan Harp's three children tossed baitfish to the burly birds from atop a wooden platform. ...more

June 25, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - The half-dozen brown pelicans shifted restlessly, jockeying for position as Dan Harp's three children tossed baitfish to the burly birds from atop a wooden platform. ...more

June 24, 2008

While some kids are stuck at home in front of a television set this summer, Cal Nelson, 11, and his 14-year-old brother, Mitch, are exploring a whole new world - under water. ...more

June 21, 2008

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Police responding to reports of a capsized speedboat discovered the bodies of four people believed to be Haitian migrants in bloody, shark-infested waters between Florida and the Bahamas, authorities said Tuesday. ...more

May 28, 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

January 23, 2008

Conversations about race never seem far from the surface in Ocala. In a barbershop off the downtown square, on a porch stoop across the railroad tracks and on a sandy riverbank, Marion County residents are discussing the validity of statements made by a movie star who recently called into question the area's racial morality. ...more

January 13, 2008

Nature lovers will have new places to dispose of used fishing line in south and east Hillsborough County and Tampa, thanks to expansion of a recovery program begun in 2006 by the nonprofit organization Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful. ...more

January 9, 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

The lone resident of Egmont Key loves the island's nature, simplicity and historical lighthouse. ...more

November 5, 2007

TAMPA - Adult brown pelicans are under increasing pressure from habitat loss, storm damage and predation. The No. 1 killer of these birds, though, is discarded fishing line. ...more

October 18, 2007