Who would believe fishermen could be yearning for December weather in March? ...more

March 11, 2009

like the oilman he is - we need to drill more wells in the Gulf of Mexico. If you're geographically challenged, that means, among other places, the pristine blue waters you see off Clearwater Beach. ...more

July 31, 2008

In the world of lighthouse fanciers, the news was like a sudden flash through the fog: Never the biggest or brightest, the lighthouse here that guides mariners into San Francisco Bay has been revealed as perhaps the only bicoastal beacon in America. ...more

June 29, 2008

The entire crew of the cargo ship that sideswiped a bridge, causing San Francisco Bay's worst oil spill in nearly two decades, has been detained as part of a criminal investigation, a Coast Guard official said Sunday. ...more

November 12, 2007

TAMPA - Adult brown pelicans are under increasing pressure from habitat loss, storm damage and predation. The No. 1 killer of these birds, though, is discarded fishing line. ...more

October 18, 2007