Residents in New Tampa soon will have a new fire station and firefighters in their neighborhood, courtesy of the federal government. ...more

October 9, 2009

Five years ago today, Hurricane Charley veered from its long-forecast target of the Tampa area and rammed into Charlotte County as a Category 4 storm. ...more

August 13, 2009

Blueprint for apocalypse. ...more

March 25, 2009

In a surprise phone call this week, Uncle Sam remembered and made good on a grant pledge made three years ago to Highlands County. ...more

March 25, 2009

Think of it as a blueprint for apocalypse recovery. When natural disasters strike Hernando County, officials need a plan to bring order to the chaos. The document they turn to is called the "local mitigation strategy." ...more

March 25, 2009

Blueprint for apocalypse would bring order to chaos. ...more

March 24, 2009

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given the go-ahead for construction to begin on a regional hurricane shelter and health care clinic planned for Arthur F. Engle Memorial Park. ...more

March 20, 2009

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given the go-ahead for construction to begin on a regional hurricane shelter and health care clinic that will be built in Arthur F. Engle Memorial Park. FEMA sent an approval letter Wednesday to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the office of state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, reported. ...more

March 19, 2009

With unemployment high in Pasco County, the federal government will quadruple the amount of money for local food pantries and shelters. Ordinarily, Pasco County would have received $77,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to Susan Arnett, president of United Way of Pasco County. ...more

March 14, 2009

One of the lowest moments of President Bush's second term was his congratulatory slap-on-the-back of former FEMA head Michael Brown - "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job" - amid the government's chaotic response to Hurricane Katrina. Many people at the time thought it too bad that Craig Fugate was not in charge of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...more

March 6, 2009