JACKSONVILLE, Texas (KETK) — When Texas Game Wardens conduct safety checks on boats, an important rule often escapes attention: all life jackets must be officially approved by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Life jackets are the single most important piece of safety gear on any boat for one simple reason — they save lives. The catch? They only work if you wear them, which is why the old saying still holds ...

The death of Shane Henderson, a 44-year-old father of two and avid fisherman and boater, has stirred some of his friends — and an Ohio lawmaker —to consider boating safety reforms including that ...

I am a boat owner and also a recovery diver for the local sheriff’s office. The agency I work for received a call to assist a boat tangled in the shallow-water vegetation a few feet from shore of a ...

The Florida Keys boat crash on Labor Day weekend has left South Florida grieving the loss of a teen girl and praying for recovery of the injured. Everyone is shocked, wondering what went wrong — and ...