Only one in a hundred offshore drilling leases may produce oil, and there's no guarantee that near-shore drilling will bring big bucks to Florida. ...more

November 3, 2009

For years, Texas has relied on scientists and technology at Texas A&M University to track oil spills, forecast where they are headed and minimize the damage they cause. ...more

October 31, 2009

Mary and Lee Wilkerson have won preservation awards and accolades from travel Web sites for their painstaking restorations of older beach homes in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

October 22, 2009

A Senate committee has approved opening the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling within 10 miles to the Florida Panhandle and within 45 miles off the rest of the state's coastline. ...more

June 9, 2009

It wasn't only the bad weather, the 14-foot seas and the glaring spotlight of the media that frustrated the Coast Guard as it searched for four high-profile boaters who went missing during a fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico on Feb. 28th. ...more

March 18, 2009

It wasn't only the bad weather, the 14-foot seas and the glaring spotlight of the media that frustrated the U.S. Coast Guard as it frantically searched for four high-profile boaters who went missing during a fishing trip into the Gulf of Mexico earlier this month. ...more

March 17, 2009

A little more moisture will creep into the area through today as winds shift before a front arrives with a small rain chance later in the week, forecasters say. That moisture tonight will create some sea fog over the Gulf waters that could drift over coastal areas, mainly from Pinellas County north. ...more

March 15, 2009

The 23 harbor pilots who serve the Port of Tampa were responsible for terminals that handled 43 million tons of cargo and 767,000-plus cruise passengers in fiscal year 2008. ...more

January 17, 2009

A quick look at harbor pilots in Tampa Bay. ...more

January 16, 2009

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. ...more

January 11, 2009