Officials have found the body of what they believe is the 35-year-old man who fell off a small pleasure boat this evening near the Port of Manatee, northeast of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. ...more

October 28, 2009

New rules for damaging grass flats in Florida's 2 million acres of preserves are about to be enforced. ...more

October 25, 2009

If you dig fireboats, you'll love Tampa Fire Rescue's newest piece of floating fire equipment. The 69-foot, 52-ton Patriot cruised beneath the Sunshine Skyway about noon Monday en route to its new home on Davis Islands. ...more

September 29, 2009

The Manatee County Port Authority has approved a $2.1 million bid for dredging work for a new, 1,584-foot berth at Port Manatee as part of a $150 million, 10-year port expansion to accommodate container shipping. ...more

June 30, 2009

Federal officials are pursuing a 21st century marine transportation system, including "maritime highway" projects intended to lessen truck traffic with the use of more water cargo routes, participants said Wednesday at the 11th annual Harbor Safety Committee Conference. ...more

May 28, 2009

Federal officials are pursuing a 21st century marine transportation system, including "maritime highway" projects intended to lessen truck traffic with the use of more water cargo routes, participants said today at the 11th annual Harbor Safety Committee Conference. ...more

May 27, 2009

After taking a glancing blow last week from Hillsborough County's environmental land stewards, state biologists continue to troll for a new fish hatchery site. ...more

March 22, 2009

Squeals erupted from a nearly hidden shoreline in the southern portion of Tampa Bay as high school students' bare legs hit the chilly waters of Bishop Harbor. ...more

March 18, 2009

These are indeed difficult times. Floridians are losing their jobs, consumer consumption is at very low levels, global trade volumes are declining and Florida is facing a significant budget deficit. Yet this is also a time of opportunity for us as a state to create jobs now and position our economy for the future. ...more

March 15, 2009

Consumer Confidence Tanks Confidence in the economy hit a record low in February as job were lost and retirement accounts shrank. ...more

February 25, 2009