To make bottle gourd appear greener, some vendors use malachite, a textile dye. To find out if malachite has been used, take a cotton piece, soak it in water, and then rub it on the bottle gourd.

Paris Hoisington, 31, and her daughter Josie Law, 11, point to the area on Cortez Beach in Manatee County where the girl found a message in a bottle on Sunday (Spectrum News/Josh Rojas).

BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. – When Paris Hoisington and her family found a message in a small bottle on the beach last month, it seemed the story had ended with the bottle’s 4,600-mile, eight-year ...

Would you rather have 10 cents in your pocket or a 1-in-10,000 shot at $1,000?

Baltimore’s second annual “Harbor Splash” swim could be in jeopardy after 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the water at Harbor East.

Stores will be able to opt out of accepting late-night bottle and can returns. But, starting Thursday, new temporary rules let stores limit bottle return hours to between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Cara Melia's message in a bottle. Kelly Sheridan (2) “But my best friend thought of the bottle idea and put her out to sea,” Melia continued, according to the Manchester Evening News.

The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission today ratified changes to the Bottle Bill enacted by Senate Bill 992, which Gov. Tina Kotek signed into law earlier this week. The legislation, aimed at ...

"When Alaina told me how old the message was, I almost freaked out. "The idea that this bottle had been out there, either in the ocean or lying on the island, for over 30 years is just really crazy!".

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The SPLASH Project in Hartford is launching a new eight-week summer program for kids. SPLASH (Special People Looking & Aiming for Success & Health) is offered to kids in ...

A woman who sent a message in a bottle as a girl has received a reply from 2,000 miles away - over 30 years later. Alaina Beresford was just 12 when she committed her message to the sea in an ...