A 27-year-old man drowned this afternoon at Honeymoon Island State Park, according to state officials. ...more

July 31, 2008

Morning is just coming alive as dozens of kids enter the cold water at Avon Park High School -- half asleep and with nothing more than an internal compass to guide them to their ultimate goal. ...more

July 29, 2008

Community pools in pasco county are open. ...more

June 16, 2008

SEBRING — There will be no swimming at the city pier until a dredge hole is filled where a drowning took place Saturday, City Manager Bob Hoffman said Thursday. Highlands County Environmental Health Director Frank Kruppa, who grants public bathing permits, has closed swimming at the beach "until further notice," Hoffman said. On Saturday, Bobby Clark, 23, developed a cramp and drowned while swimming over the hole. The beach was cordoned off by police tape on Monday. ...more

June 12, 2008

Lee Fenton dressed like a real Bozo to celebrate the city recreation complex's first anniversary. ...more

May 27, 2008

The family of an 8-year-old girl who drowned in a Westchase swimming pool three years ago has settled its lawsuit against the Westchase Community Association, the community's property management company, a swim coach and a regulating agency for competitive swimming. ...more

May 3, 2008

TAMPA - The family of an 8-year-old girl who drowned in a Westchase swimming pool three years ago has settled its lawsuit against the Westchase Community Association, the community's property management company, a swim coach and a regulating agency for competitive swimming. ...more

May 2, 2008

Canadian mystery novelist Maureen Jennings said she felt terrible that a man died while trying to rescue her from rip currents. ...more

October 24, 2007