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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 ...

National Safe Boating Week is May 20-26. Here are some things to know tied to safe boating, tips and what experts are saying: Florida is recognized as “The Boating Capital of the World” and lin 2022 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Thanksgiving Day 2019, my life changed forever. A speeding boat struck me while I was snorkeling. My right arm was severed on impact, and I caught a glimpse of it sinking onto the reef below. Both ...

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 ...

IT IS NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK. AND THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, MANY BOATS ARE EXPECTED TO HIT THE WATER HERE TO TALK MORE ABOUT BOATING SAFETY, OUR ALYSSA FREEMAN. SHE’S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ...

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.