The Florida Aquarium introduced a new floating classroom Thursday morning. Three times the capacity of the previous boat, the catamaran will allow passengers to see bird sanctuaries, wild dolphins and other native marine life. ...more

June 12, 2009

Two men were rescued from a sinking boat about 7:30 this morning, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 19, 2009

Clearwater Fire and Rescue divers have located the body of a scuba diver reported missing since Saturday afternoon. ...more

May 3, 2009

Firefighters had to act fast this morning to keep a boat fire from spreading to two homes in Dunedin. The 22-foot boat on a trailer was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at 514 Lexington St. at 1:43 a.m. ...more

April 28, 2009

The Detroit Lions will retire the number 93 for the 2009 football season in memory of player Corey Smith, one of three men lost when their fishing boat capsized off the Florida Gulf Coast three weeks ago. ...more

March 22, 2009

To Bob Bleakley, the father of one of three friends who did not survive a gulf fishing trip last week, details of a report released Monday about what happened on the boat are inconsequential ...more

March 16, 2009

The wife of Oakland Raiders linebacker Victor Marquis Cooper is seeking a presumptive death certificate after his disappearance in a boating accident. ...more

March 12, 2009

A teenager who pleaded guilty to mugging a blind man was sentenced today to five years in prison and five years of probation. ...more

March 11, 2009

The wife of Oakland Raiders linebacker Victor Marquis Cooper is seeking a presumptive death certificate after his disappearance in a boating accident. ...more

March 11, 2009

A memorial service for a former University of South Florida football player lost during a boating accident in the Gulf last weekend will be held in Crystal River today. ...more

March 7, 2009