Prospects dim for dozens of whales trapped near Everglades National Park
A frantic rescue operation has begun along a remote beach at Everglades National Park, where 51 whales have become trapped in the shallows and 10 have died. Shortfin pilot whales, the species most...
View ArticleUGA Skidaway Institute assists in sea turtle release (The University of Georgia)
(Source: The University of Georgia) Skidaway Island, Ga. - Delta, a loggerhead sea turtle, spent the first 15 months of her life in an aquarium tank, but now she is swimming free in the Atlantic Ocean,...
View Article30 pilot whales stuck in shallow waters near Florida coast
It's like "Free Willy" — times 30. Dozens of pilot whales are stranded in the shallow waters of remote area in Everglades National Park. Floridian marine life experts are on a mission to return these...
View ArticleSeminoles’ boat journey pays homage to ancestor
EGMONT KEY — U.S. leaders never meant for there to be a Seminole tribe in Florida today. In the 1850s, the Seminoles were ordered relocated or, if that failed, exterminated. Still, a few escaped their...
View ArticleTrial Opens For Ex-BP Engineer Accused Of Destroying Gulf Spill Evidence
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal prosecutor vowed Tuesday to prove that a former BP drilling engineer was trying to destroy evidence when he deleted hundreds of text messages from a cellphone after the...
View Article2 men swim to shore after boat sinks in Gulf
Sheriff's deputies say two men swam to shore after their boat sank off Pinellas County. Around 2 p.m. Sunday, Stephen...
View ArticleSeveral homes threatened by possible sinkhole in Florida backyard in...
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Residents of several Florida homes have been evacuated due to a possible sinkhole that opened in a backyard in Pinellas County on Thursday. Dunedin Deputy Fire Chief Trip Barrs said...
View ArticleBoat capsizes near Peanut Island, but people keep partying
People riding in a boat that capsized near the Blue Heron Bridge Sunday afternoon weren’t about to let the disruption ruin...
View ArticleSinkhole grows
DUNEDIN | Residents of several Florida homes have been evacuated due to a sinkhole that opened in a backyard in Pinellas County on Thursday. RELATED: Where sinkholes are most likely to occur in...
View ArticleRemains of missing Calif. family found in desert
LOS ANGELES -- Nearly four years ago, the McStays left their snug home in suburban San Diego County on a chilly February evening. Piling into their Isuzu Trooper, parents Joseph and Summer and young...
View ArticlePossible sinkhole reported in yard in Florida
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Residents of several Florida homes have been evacuated due to a possible sinkhole that opened in a backyard in Pinellas County on Thursday. Dunedin Deputy Fire Chief Trip Barrs...
View ArticleAt least 30 Haitians die after boat capsizes off Bahamas
The vessel seemed destined for disaster — a 40-foot sailboat crammed with nearly 150 desperate Haitians. Bahamian authorities, alerted by fishermen, had been hunting for it over the weekend. But when...
View ArticleThe Kennedy Anniversary You Missed
John F. Kennedy was an inspiring, charismatic leader and arguably the greatest American president of the 20th century. Camelot. John F. Kennedy was an election-stealing political opportunist who...
View Article‘The Rock’ to star in movie recounting fatal boating accident in Gulf
TAMPA - Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will star in “Not Without Hope,” a film based on the best-selling memoir by Tampa resident Nick Schuyler, the lone survivor of a 2009 accident...
View Article80-feet-wide ‘sinkhole’ swallows Florida home, along with boat and swimming...
A possible sinkhole has swallowed a boat, a swimming pool and part of at least one home in Florida,...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 homes in Dunedin sinkhole torn down
DUNEDIN - Demolition is underway on two homes damaged by a sinkhole that opened under a Florida neighborhood. The sinkhole was discovered early Thursday at a home owned by Michael Dupre and quickly...
View ArticleFlorida homes evacuated after 12-foot sinkhole opens in Pinellas County
The ground reportedly remains so unstable that two homes must be demolished and neighboring homes evacuated A 2004 sinkhole in Deltona in forced the evacuation of 20 homes. Sinkholes are common in...
View ArticleRohingya asylum seekers camp out on Christmas Island after boat sinks
Eight people have been taken into custody after they were split from a group of asylum seekers who landed at Christmas Island on Monday. Christmas Island councillor Gordon Thomson said 25 Rohingya...
View ArticleWhale Sharks: Swimming With the World's Largest Fish in Mexico and Cebu
Wide-ranging Whale Shark Encounters Back in 2005, my friend and I visited Playa del Carmen, Mexico to enjoy the relaxing summer ambience. After a couple of days of experiencing the touristy side of...
View ArticleFor virgin traveler, ease into Belize
The water taxi revved its outboard motors, spitting the scent of gasoline into the tropical air, and then took off, headed from Belize City to San Pedro Town on Ambergris Caye, 35 miles away. Onboard,...
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