After a search that lasted more than five hours, authorities found a Polk County fisherman who had a seizure on Sunday afternoon, fell into about 15 feet of water and apparently drowned. ...more

June 7, 2009

With each hour that passes while three boaters remain lost in the body-heat sapping waters of the Gulf of Mexico, optimism that bubbled up when a fourth man was rescued Monday is fading this afternoon. ...more

March 3, 2009

The U.S. Coast Guard has found one of four missing boaters clinging to the capsized vessel today in the Gulf of Mexico and the Coast Guard said it has rescued Nick Schuyler, a former University of South Florida football player who was on a Saturday fishing trip with three other people. ...more

March 2, 2009

The news has been filled with examples of taxpayer giveaways to banks, investment companies, giant insurance companies and the oil-rich country of Iraq. Now along comes a need to provide a $17 billion lifejacket to mismanaged auto corporations. ...more

December 24, 2008

With a few strokes of a kayak paddle, Rhode Island's developing Blue Trail offers a new perspective on Narragansett Bay, the watery heart of the Ocean State. ...more

August 24, 2008