Florida Gulf coast

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office released video of sharks swimming off the state’s Gulf Coast with a safety reminder as National Water Safety Month begins.

Five people were rescued near Florida’s Gulf Coast after their boat capsized Saturday.

Here are some of this week’s top stories from the NBC 6 Weekend Digest:

Scores of dolphins have died along Florida’s southwest coast due to the red tide bloom in the past year, federal researchers said.

A helicopter crashed off the Florida Gulf coast, injuring three people who were rescued along with another passenger by those aboard a nearby boat.

In his fifth season with the team, Realmuto is batting .317 with 12 home runs and 44 RBIs – three of which came on Sunday during a five hit game to pace Miami’s 10-2 victory over Washington.

An Ivy League graduate headed to law school, with eyes on becoming her state’s first female governor, Miss North Dakota Cara Mund knew the importance of answering a question head-on. So when judges at the Miss America competition asked her whether President Donald Trump was wrong to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accords that seek to rein...

The Saffir-Simpson scale of a hurricane’s intensity is used to estimate potential property damage and coastal flooding caused by storm surge. The scale is determined by wind speed. Storm surge is an abnormal rise of water above the normal tide, generated by a storm.

The Sunshine State will be well represented between those who played high school and college ball in the state or for one of the two professional teams.

The Hurricanes had won eight of their last 12 games, including two games this past weekend to make the semifinals of the ACC Tournament, but early season losses to Rutgers, Dartmouth and FIU hurt their hopes to continue the streak.

It’s the moment fans of college basketball have been waiting for – the first round of the NCAA Tournament gets underway Thursday.

While the state of Florida is traditionally known for its success on the college football field, four schools will be dancing this March after being selected for the NCAA Tournament.

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The field for this year’s NCAA Tournament was revealed on Sunday night, and by the time the games start in earnest on Thursday millions of people will...

Hurricane Hermine caused at least $30 million to $50 million in damages in Florida Gulf Coast counties.

The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for the Suwannee River to Mexico Beach.

Players from Monmouth, St. Bonaventure and even Michigan State got the bad news the way so many folks do these days — through social media....
The bracket that leaked on Twitter while CBS was in the middle of unveiling the March Madness pairings turned out to be 100 percent accurate. That left a number of teams searching for answers a bit...