Taking full advantage of their own size and Division I-A college talent Tuesday night, Clearwater High swept past host East Lake 68-47 and improved to 2-0 on their highly anticipated 2007-08 season. ...more

November 28, 2007

My Safe Florida Home officials have spent months, and millions of dollars inspecting homes, trying to tell residents whether their houses can withstand a hurricane, and whether they are eligible for insurance discounts. ...more

November 9, 2007

My Safe Florida Home inspectors consistently disagree about key inspection data, according to a state report released Wednesday. ...more

November 1, 2007

The state on Monday announced sweeping changes to its My Safe Florida Home program, including the dismissal of five of 11 companies hired to do hurricane inspections. ...more

October 30, 2007

TAMPA — The state My Safe Florida Home program announced today it has cut ties with four more inspection companies. The sweeping overhaul also includes changes to the program standards for inspectors hired to review homes statewide. My Safe Florida Home exists to tell homeowners whether their houses can withstand a hurricane, and to offer financial incentives to eligible residents to make safety improvements. ...more

October 29, 2007

Home Inspections LLC could not produce documentation that it employed experienced hurricane inspectors - one of several reasons state officials gave for firing the company last week. ...more

October 20, 2007

The state has fired one of its 11 My Safe Florida Home inspection firms and may cut ties with more companies Monday. ...more

October 19, 2007

TAMPA - The state has fired one of its 11 My Safe Florida Home inspection firms and may cut ties with more companies Monday. ...more

October 18, 2007

Robert Dammers' Carrollwood home is one of more than 98,000 inspected as part of the My Safe Florida Home program. It was also re-inspected during a quality-assurance review. There were 123 discrepancies between the two inspections, which are supposed to gauge how well a home would fare in a hurricane. 'I'm outraged,' he said. 'What is either of the reports worth? Which one do we believe?' ...more

October 14, 2007

A My Safe Florida Home inspector says your house can withstand hurricane-force winds. ...more

October 14, 2007