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 ...

TALLAHASSEE — An effort to impose stricter penalties on reckless boaters, spurred by a 2022 crash in the Florida Keys that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old girl, continued moving forward ...

An effort to impose stricter penalties on reckless boaters, spurred by a 2022 crash in the Florida Keys that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old girl, continued moving forward Wednesday in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

With over a million boats and rising risk, FWC's 2024 boating report shows safety still isn’t smooth sailing. The Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) released its 2024 boating accident ...

On Labor Day weekend more than two years ago, we suffered the unimaginable loss of our 17-year-old daughter. It was a beautiful day on the water, not a cloud in the sky. A vessel carrying 14 ...

GATES AND A NEW SIDEWALK. MANY PEOPLE WILL BE SPENDING PART OF THEIR HOLIDAY WEEKEND BY THE WATER, WHETHER IT’S IN THE OCEAN OR ON A BOAT, AND OUR TEAM COVERAGE ON THE 4TH OF JULY. SAFETY CONTINUES ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Boaters across Florida could have more requirements before getting on the water. State lawmakers are moving a bill that would require more people ...

The South Florida parents of a teenage girl killed in a boating accident nearly three years ago are calling for changes to the state's boating safety laws. The newly-filed bill bill is known as ...