After downplaying the risks for months, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it will rush to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of about 35,000 government-issued trailers because tests found dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes. ...more

February 15, 2008

Hundreds of thousands of Americans have voted online to choose three hero finalists younger than 16 for the Alexandra Scott Butterfly Award, one of the sixth annual Volvo for Life Awards. One of the finalists, 10-year-old Zach Bonner, is a Valrico resident. ...more

January 31, 2008

TAMPA - Former FEMA Director Michael Brown was in Tampa today to address a conference of property restoration businesses and shared his thoughts on Hurricane Katrina, Tampa's vulnerability to hurricanes, airport security and other topics. ...more

January 17, 2008

Pasco County officials are investigating about 170 cases in which coastal homeowners are suspected of violating federal flood regulations by maintaining living space on their first floors. ...more

December 24, 2007

SEBRING — While the number of searchers for a discarded baby increased Friday at the Highlands County Landfill, sheriff's detectives investigated what actually happened on Nov. 23, when the baby's mother tossed the infant into the trash. ...more

November 30, 2007

Coastal residents living in flood zones could face legal action if they added living space to flood-prone lower levels of their homes. ...more

November 28, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - Coastal residents living in flood zones could face legal action if they have added living space to flood-prone lower levels of their homes, based on action Pasco County commissioners took today. ...more

November 27, 2007

Former County Commissioner Peter Altman sought to help dozens of coastal homeowners in 2003 when the Federal Emergency Management Agency said they may have illegally expanded their homes in flood zones. ...more

November 24, 2007

Reversing a decision that some found bureaucratically absurd, the Federal Emergency Management Agency granted $99,766 Wednesday to an aquarium that saved taxpayers a bundle by catching replacements for the fish it lost to Hurricane Katrina. ...more

November 22, 2007

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated Hillsborough County's flood maps, outlining areas where federal flood insurance will be required. ...more

November 20, 2007