Investigators with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are close to finalizing their report of the boating mishap in which two pro football players and a former University of South Florida athlete were lost at sea. ...more

March 24, 2009

Life is fragile and precious. Each day is a gift to be maximized and treasured, because it could be your last. We all know that, but we tend to forget it until some sobering reminder hits us unaware. Recently, we've taken several direct hits. ...more

March 22, 2009

The Detroit Lions are holding a memorial service for former defensive lineman Corey Smith today. ...more

March 21, 2009

David Senior, the 26-year-old Illinois man who fell from a sixth-story balcony this week in St. Pete Beach, had had "several beers' at a bar down the street beforehand, according to a St. Pete Beach police report released today. ...more

March 19, 2009

The four boaters set a course for the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico on the morning of Feb. 28 to a spot that had yielded a bounty of amberjack on past fishing trips. ...more

March 17, 2009

The four boaters set a course for the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico on the morning of Feb. 28, to a spot that had yielded a bounty of amberjack on past fishing trips. ...more

March 16, 2009

Buoys Valuable Regarding "Gulf Will Be More Deadly If Data Buoys Are Deserted" (Our Opinion, March 12): ...more

March 15, 2009

The wife of Oakland Raiders linebacker Victor Marquis Cooper is seeking a presumptive death certificate after his disappearance in a boating accident. ...more

March 12, 2009

The wife of Oakland Raiders linebacker Victor Marquis Cooper is seeking a presumptive death certificate after his disappearance in a boating accident. ...more

March 11, 2009

A buoy weather monitor in the gulf near Pasco could shut down because of budget cuts, possibly before the end of the hurricane season. ...more

March 11, 2009