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A woman who jumped from the center span of the Sunshine Skyway on Sunday afternoon was rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard boat and taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, authorities said. ...more
September 28, 2008
Fewer Cubans have been apprehended this year trying to enter the United States. ...more
September 28, 2008
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued two fishermen found floating in a life raft this morning in the Gulf of Mexico, Coast Guard officials said. Elisseos Stamtiou, 69, of New Port Richey and Steven Sander, 48, of Spring Hill were about 70 miles west of Clearwater, the Coast Guard said. Their 36-foot-long commercial fishing boat, the Evripos, had sunk, officials said. ...more
September 24, 2008
A Pinellas County deputy convinced a man with a cinder block tied to his leg to not jump off a Sunshine Skyway fishing pier Thursday night. ...more
September 19, 2008
A new commander is overseeing several changes at the Avon Park Air Force Range. ...more
September 19, 2008
When three U.S. Coast Guard investigators peered into the hatch of a semi-submarine Saturday night, they saw two knives near the crewmen, Lt. j.g. Todd Bagetis said. ...more
September 17, 2008
When three U.S. Coast Guard investigators peered into the hatch of a semi-submarine Saturday night, they saw two knives near the crewmen, Lt. j.g. Todd Bagetis said. It was the middle of the night when the guardsmen climbed out of a small launch boat and onto the vessel authorities said was smuggling seven tons of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and knocked on the hatch. ...more
September 16, 2008
Five Tarpon Springs fishermen were relieved to get to dry land Friday morning after taking a beating from Hurricane Ike. ...more
September 13, 2008
Five Tarpon Springs fishermen are relieved to be on dry land after taking a beating from Hurricane Ike. ...more
September 12, 2008
Water currents were so strong in Clearwater Pass on Saturday night that Daniel Gorda drifted a mile after falling overboard, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more
August 31, 2008
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