Three years before the collapse, an engineer assessed the building, finding that it suffered from faulty construction and ...

Thomas Hahn, the UF club water polo secretary, stood at the closed gate of Florida Pool after arriving in the late afternoon one November day. He intended to fit in a quick swim before dinner, but he ...

It's alligator hatchling season in Florida! Here's how to identify a gator nest and how to safely remove roaming alligators ...

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Five million above-ground pools are being recalled after nine reports of child drowning deaths, including one in Florida, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced in a release July 21.

Last month a 5-year-old Bradenton girl died of an apparent accidental drowning. Sadly, she wasn't unusual. Florida — a state with over a million and a half swimming pools and 825 miles of beach — is ...

The Florida High School Athletic Association swimming season begins ... As usual, though, Ponte Vedra brings back several other state qualifiers in the pool. John Finnemore, Antonio Fraga, Chase ...

Authorities captured an alligator who went for a dip in a Florida pool. — -- A Florida family was shocked by a special guest in their backyard on Memorial Day. An alligator had taken a dip in the ...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida man has been arrested after he was caught keeping alligators and several freshwater slider turtles on his property, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...