It was called Hog Island when a young Swiss immigrant named Henry Scharrer made it his port in a storm one rough night in 1888. He anchored his newly purchased 30-foot sloop, Anna, on its sandy beach and secured the sails before riding out the gusts in the cabin below. ...more

November 18, 2007

By kickoff, the stinging horizontal rain had let up and the wind wasn't howling as bad, but for most of Saturday, that wasn't the case as the remnants of Hurricane Noel slammed the Boston area. By halftime, the rain had stopped and the wind was nothing more than a steady swirl. ...more

November 4, 2007

TAMPA - An erratically moving Tropical Storm Noel should brush past Florida today, close enough to prompt tropical storm warnings in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. ...more

November 1, 2007

Trick-or-treaters may get a little damp and windblown Wednesday, but they'll also have an extra hour of daylight to prowl for candy. ...more

October 30, 2007

Steve Levstik and his wife got 15 minutes of warning before flames swept through their neighborhood. That was 15 minutes more than last time. ...more

October 25, 2007

The dangers from tropical storms continue long after clouds blow away. Engineers at USF's Center for Urban Transportation Research looked into a threat most of us wouldn't think about: missing stop signs. ...more

September 29, 2007