The secretive group of oil interests intent on opening Florida's waters to drilling offers an alluring message: Drilling will produce jobs and money in a revenue-pinched state and poses no environmental threat. ...more

November 14, 2009

A dolphin that stranded itself on Longboat Key on Wednesday morning later died at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota. ...more

March 11, 2009

Sea life was split Tuesday on who will win the Super Bowl, as manatee Buffett picked the Pittsburgh Steelers by a nose and Shelley the sea turtle decided those same Steelers would get shelled. Today, four-legged football experts from the Tampa Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will take a crack at sniffing out a winner. ...more

January 28, 2009

It's 3 to 1 Steelers. ...more

January 27, 2009

Pete, the pygmy killer whale brought to Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium for rehabilitation this year, died Sunday. ...more

November 24, 2008

Beach Park School students have been heading south for lessons outside the classroom. ...more

October 15, 2008

By this morning's high tide, Hurricane Ike's effect on the Tampa Bay area should be nearly finished, with water rising maybe a foot or less above normal. ...more

September 12, 2008

A set of bones found on the beach by a Texas woman and her children could be a deep-sea snake or an eel, a taxidermist told the family. ...more

June 28, 2008

LONGBOAT KEY - A set of bones found on the beach by Tiffany Robinson and her children could be a deep-sea snake or an eel, a taxidermist told the family. ...more

June 26, 2008

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium has a new look. Closed for six weeks, the once-drab aquarium reopened Tuesday morning after being redesigned and refurbished, including additional exhibits and viewing areas. ...more

February 20, 2008