Careless and inexperienced piloting, along with improper anchoring, caused the boating mishap that took the lives of two professional football players and one former USF football player, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Report released this morning. ...more

March 27, 2009

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission just released its investigative report into an ill-fated fishing trip where three football players disappeared, an official said. ...more

March 27, 2009

It was a fish story that even veteran boat captains found fascinating: As many as 200 killer whales feeding on tuna in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

March 25, 2009

A man in his 40s and a 15-year-old boy were injured this afternoon when the personal watercraft they were trying to get on, off the shore of Sand Key, exploded, according to fire and police officials. ...more

March 24, 2009

Investigators with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are close to finalizing their report of the boating mishap in which two pro football players and a former University of South Florida athlete were lost at sea. ...more

March 24, 2009

Life is fragile and precious. Each day is a gift to be maximized and treasured, because it could be your last. We all know that, but we tend to forget it until some sobering reminder hits us unaware. Recently, we've taken several direct hits. ...more

March 22, 2009

The Detroit Lions are holding a memorial service for former defensive lineman Corey Smith today. ...more

March 21, 2009

David Senior, the 26-year-old Illinois man who fell from a sixth-story balcony this week in St. Pete Beach, had had "several beers' at a bar down the street beforehand, according to a St. Pete Beach police report released today. ...more

March 19, 2009

The four boaters set a course for the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico on the morning of Feb. 28 to a spot that had yielded a bounty of amberjack on past fishing trips. ...more

March 17, 2009

The four boaters set a course for the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico on the morning of Feb. 28, to a spot that had yielded a bounty of amberjack on past fishing trips. ...more

March 16, 2009