The 2024 Boating Accident Statistical Report shows that Florida, dubbed the “Boating Capital of the World” by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, is also the most dangerous. With ...

The Florida Legislature passed Lucy's Law. Lucy's Law awaits Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature to become law. The bill stiffens penalties for boating infractions, but doesn't require mandatory education.

“Officers Cody Clark and Richard Covington were patrolling the Santa Fe River near Sandy Point when they were flagged down by two distressed boaters requesting assistance for their dog named Booey, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida had 685 “reportable” boating accidents in 2024, up from 659 in 2023, according to a new state report. Here are the counties with the most reportable accidents, which meet ...

You don't need a license to go boating in the state of Florida. However, if your birthdate is after the year 1988, you must complete a boating safety course. This helps provide some useful training ...

Seven Florida towns were listed among the top 15 best small towns for crowd-free boating in the U.S. by BoatBooker. BoatBooker focused on towns with fewer than 20,000 residents near bodies of water ...

A boat that was used to smuggle 10 migrants to the Florida Keys last week was stolen from Cuban fishermen who say they are desperate to get the vessel back because they need it to make a living, the ...

For over two decades before his death in 2016, Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel spent the winter months in Florida, staying with his wife Marion at the Don CeSar and teaching a course at Eckerd College.

The Florida Legislature passed a bill that stiffens existing penalties and creates new penalties for boating infractions, but lawmakers rejected mandatory boating education and driver license ...