One way to help prevent overfishing may be to guarantee each fisherman a specified share of the catch, according to a new report. ...more

September 19, 2008

LUTZ A man drowned this evening while fishing at Lake Reflections, said Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Debbie Carter. ...more

September 13, 2008

His studio isn't spacious, but his imagination has no bounds. When Hernie Vann gazes at a felled tree in the woods, a bird perched on a car or sunlight filtering through the trees, he sees elements of a painting. ...more

August 20, 2008

Reasons why Tampa is better than Green Bay ...more

August 6, 2008

MIAMI - U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities have seized four pre-Columbian artifacts originally from Ecuador and returned them to the government of the South American country. ...more

July 22, 2008

GULFPORT - The body of a 27-year-old St. Petersburg man was found early this morning in Boca Ciega Bay, roughly five hours after he leapt off the city's pier to swim, authorities say. ...more

July 9, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY — A 28-year-old man remained in a coma this morning after he was struck by lightning on Siesta Key. ...more

June 25, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - Pasco sheriff's deputies are investigating an apparent drowning near Summer Trace apartments, off Trouble Creek Road. ...more

May 26, 2008

There's nothing like fishing at night and reeling in a real live monster. ...more

May 3, 2008

TAMPA - There's nothing like fishing at night and reeling in a real live monster. That's what happened when David Humphress yanked a 10-foot-6-inch hammerhead shark out of the Gulf of Mexico. Other Side Charters boat Capt. Daniel Long measured the girth and estimated the weight of the beast at just over 500 pounds. ...more

May 2, 2008