With a month to go in 2025, Florida has set a record for childhood drowning deaths this year, a grim statistic in a state that already leads the nation in children losing their lives in water. Two ...

Florida once again is seeing a rise in child drowning deaths this year. Now, a trio of Florida bills -- proposed by Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando -- aims to bring that number down. According ...

A Florida lawmaker has proposed legislation to impose pool safety requirements on short-term rental properties after a Scripps News investigation revealed dozens of child drownings at vacation homes.