The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends Sunday, appears to have attained Olympian heights, setting at least five weather records in the United States and Cuba. ...more

November 26, 2008

BRADENTON Authorities today are investigating the early morning burglary of a jewelry store and theft of an undetermined amount of jewels. Manatee County sheriff's deputies responded to the 5:48 a.m. alarm at the Gulf Coast Jewelers shop at 1403 57th Ave. W. in Bradenton to find broken glass all over. ...more

November 21, 2008

A highly regarded Louisiana shipbuilder is establishing an operation at the Port of Tampa, buying the Tampa Bay Shipbuilding & Repair Co.'s lease and retaining its 500 employees with plans to add workers and trades. ...more

November 19, 2008

Pump prices continued to tumble in the past week, falling more than 25 cents to a national average of $2.656 a gallon, new government figures show. In some places, gasoline is selling for less than $2 a gallon. ...more

October 28, 2008

Excuse me while I say a few words on behalf of us Fake Americans. ...more

October 24, 2008

Voters with an environmental bent will get the chance to see where county commission candidates stand today. ...more

October 15, 2008

Voters with an environmental bent will get the chance to see where county commission candidates stand Wednesday. The Gulf Coast Conservancy will host a candidate forum 7 p.m. today Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Aripeka Community Club, 1393 Osowaw Blvd. The club is two miles west of U.S. 19. The forum will feature candidates running for Pasco and Hernando county commissions. All 10 of the candidates — six from Hernando, four from Pasco — plan to attend, said Leslie Neumann, a Gulf Coast Conservancy member and Aripeka resident organizing the event. ...more

October 14, 2008

Another group of whooping cranes is set to follow an ultralight from Wisconsin to Florida this week. ...more

October 12, 2008

Voters with an environmental bent will get the chance to see where county commission candidates stand next week. ...more

October 10, 2008

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Marco has formed off Mexico's Gulf Coast with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph. ...more

October 6, 2008