Of the $50 million in federal spending on hurricane research, more goes toward better forecasts of a storm's intensity than any other area, but improvements could be slow in coming. ...more

March 3, 2009

Two former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and two former University of South Florida football players are presumed missing in the Gulf of Mexico after failing to return home from a Saturday fishing trip. ...more

March 1, 2009

Hillsborough County will open shelters tonight for the homeless and those in homes without adequate heat. ...more

March 1, 2009

Miramar's Ronnie Holassie braved strong winds and, late in the race, rain, to capture his second Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Marathon on Sunday in Tampa. ...more

March 1, 2009

Firefighters in three counties are battling at least six brush fires that sparked today in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

February 26, 2009

In as sense, Alex Delgado's soccer career will be coming full circle Friday evening. The second-year Palm Harbor University boys soccer coach has guided his team into the final four of the Florida High School Athletic Association playoffs held at the University of Tampa. ...more

February 19, 2009

The Lake Placid Memorial Library is set to launch a new pilot program on Feb. 19 called START, which stands for Stay Active Retirement Trends. ...more

February 16, 2009

One more night of freezing temperatures is ahead for West Central Florida, though forecasters don't expect the frigid air to extend as deep into the state as this morning. ...more

February 5, 2009

The wind chill is making it feel like it's between 18 and 30 degrees in most of the Bay area. ...more

February 5, 2009

Homeowners who use wells for their water should take extra precautions tonight on what is expected to be the coldest night of the winter so far. ...more

February 4, 2009