Treasure Hunters Take to Sea to Start Salvage Season

" Today's the day," legendary treasure hunter Mel Fisher would say as he set out to sea each summer in search of the ocean's secrets. Before his death in 1998, he found more than $1 billion worth of treasure, including gold and silver bars, emeralds, coins and artifacts.As...

Relative: Slain Fla. family had no foes (AP)

" FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Yessica Guerrero Escobedo and Jose Luis Escobedo were high school sweethearts, a relative said, who fell in love and married. Recently, they packed up their two children and left their Texas home, headed for Florida in search of a new life. "Everybody...

Boat Builders Leaving Florida

Daily News "In 21 years in Florida's marine industry, Scott Deal has seen plenty of change. But the president of Maverick Boat Co. in Fort Pierce has never seen as many boat builders leaving the Sunshine State for the Carolinas and Georgia."