It's time for the body count. Volunteers will fan out to some 50 islands in Tampa Bay on Saturday to harvest discarded fishing line. They will also be documenting the number of dead birds they find, victims of fishing line spider-webbed across mangroves where birds nest and roost. ...more

October 24, 2008

It's time for the body count. Volunteers will fan out to some 50 islands in Tampa Bay on Saturday to harvest discarded fishing line. They will also be documenting the number of dead birds they find, victims of fishing line that spider-webs across mangroves where the birds nest and roost. Tampa Bay Watch and Audubon of Florida will coordinate the 15th annual Monofilament Cleanup Day, sending teams out to reel in thousands of feet of line. ...more

October 21, 2008

A troubling trend in automated teller machinations has found its way into the Bay area and Tampa police say anyone who uses convenient roadside ATMs can be a potential victim. ...more

September 16, 2008

Tampa police Cpl. Mark Altimari was using the ATM at a Bank of America branch at 1710 E. Fowler Ave. on Sept. 5 and found something unexpected: a skimming device used by thieves to capture ATM card access numbers. ...more

September 15, 2008

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