The Coast Guard was searching Gulf of Mexico waters Monday for an 18-year-old recent high school graduate from Louisiana who fell overboard from a cruise ship. ...more

May 25, 2009

The Coast Guard says a woman and her young daughter were found in the waters off the Florida Keys this week, after they tried to swim to shore when their boat ran out of gas. Kerry Harrison and her 2-year-old were both wearing life jackets when a boater picked them up Wednesday. Jim Olive, acting commander of Coast Guard Sector Key West, says he is "extremely grateful" the mother and daughter were both located alive. ...more

May 21, 2009

Made in Canada with parts from as far away as Korea, a solar car swung through Tampa on Tuesday. ...more

May 13, 2009

Monroe County Sheriff's deputies thought a gun-shaped belt buckle looked a little too much like the real thing — and nearly shot the teen wearing the buckle. ...more

April 10, 2009

Frank Sinatra helps man win conch-blowing contest in Key West. ...more

March 9, 2009

SeaCoast Airlines will increase its schedule between St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport and Key West from four to five days a week April 1 by adding a round-trip flight on Wednesdays. ...more

February 26, 2009

SeaCoast Airlines will increase its schedule between St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport and Key West from four to five days a week April 1 by adding a round-trip flight on Wednesdays. ...more

February 25, 2009

Robert Vassallo and Angellette Smith had been battered by waves for two days when a final surge sent their boat crashing into a reef off the western coast of Cuba. ...more

January 9, 2009

A divorce followed by being let go from a job she loved hit Casey Wohl like a one-two punch. ...more

January 4, 2009

PLANT CITY Local angler Robert Beck landed a 73.3-pound wahoo to win top honors in the Fun Fish Division of a recent Key West tournament. ...more

November 6, 2008