Sunshine Skyway

A judge says a man accused of throwing his daughter from a Tampa Bay bridge is still not competent to stand trial.It's the third time since January 2015...

One person has died after a car crashed off a fishing pier near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Wednesday afternoon, according to Florida Highway…

May 9 marks the 35th anniversary of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge accident that killed 35 people.A memorial for the victims will be unveiled Saturday at 11…

It was Friday, May 9, 1980 at 7:33 a.m. when the freighter Summit Venture rammed into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge during a severe storm. The roadway above…

It was Friday, May 9, 1980 at 7:33 a.m. when the freighter Summit Venture rammed into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge during a severe storm. The roadway above…

When something bad happens on the waters near south Saint Petersburg - say a boat breaks down or someone jumps from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge - odds are…

It still stands as the U.S. Coast Guard's worst peacetime disaster. And 35 years later survivors, family members and supporters still gather near the…

It’s been nearly 35 years since the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse. On Florida Matters (Tuesday, May 5 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 10 at 7:30 a.m.), we take a look back at the disaster. What do you remember about that day? We're asking our listeners to share their memories with us in the comments below.

After a truck carrying a heavy load struck the side of a bridge that carries Interstate 5 over the Skagit River north of Seattle, the roadway collapsed. No one was killed. Dan Sligh and his wife were in a pickup. "You just hold on as tight as you can," he says of the fall they took.

TAn unknown number of people and vehicles are in the Skagit River, and rescue crews are looking for them. The bridge collapsed at 7 p.m., but the reason is unclear.