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Clearwater Fire and Rescue’s Marine 44 comes into view as firefighter Brad Golomb plays a distressed boater during a rescue demonstration Thursday morning that included the Safety Harbor and St. Petersburg agencies.

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Boaters are encouraged to be responsible amid more traffic, rentals and alcohol consumption.

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Florida drought 2009: What you need to know

We're in the third year of a drought and Tampa Bay's biggest reservoir is running low on water. So local officials asked the state water managers to crack down. What you need to know.

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Nick Bollea: Fame, fast cars & fate

Full coverage of the crash involving Hulk Hogan's son. Nick Bollea has been in and out of jail, and has moved to Californing. His friend John Graziano remains hospitalized. In the meantime, Graziano's father, Edward, is in jail accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill his estranged wife. And, of course, there's the divorce of Nick's parents.

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