A pair of tropical waves in the Atlantic Ocean have the potential to become tropical depressions over the next several days, the National Hurricane Center said. ...more

August 11, 2008

Tampa Bay Water officials plan to limit water storage this year in the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir so engineers can better investigate cracks in the wall. ...more

August 6, 2008

With a third of the hurricane season in the books and the busiest 10 weeks ahead, William Gray and his team of forecasters have boosted the number of storms expected this season ...more

August 5, 2008

In 2006 and 2007, I suggested that our 'hurricane' insurance crisis is beyond the ability of the private market. ...more

August 1, 2008

Despite misgivings, members of the state Cabinet voted 2-1 to pay $224 million to financier Warren Buffett in exchange for his pledge to buy up to $4 billion worth of state bonds in the event of massive property damage this hurricane season. ...more

July 30, 2008

Florida has voted Republican six out of the past seven presidential elections, but unless John McCain begins paying more attention to the state's most important issues, he can't assume it will turn red for him in November. ...more

July 29, 2008

The Avon Park Housing Authority cut a deal with the owners of Ridgedale Apartments and expects to take the complex over July 31. ...more

July 24, 2008

Tropical Storm Dolly could be the year's first hurricane to strike the United States as the strengthening storm emerges into the welcoming environment of the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

July 21, 2008

Tropical Storm Cristobal, the first tropical storm to menace the Southeastern seaboard this hurricane season, sent outer bands of intermittent rain lashing the eastern Carolinas late Saturday as forecasters predicted it could dump several inches in some areas of drought-stricken North Carolina. ...more

July 20, 2008

This has been a sad few weeks for residents of our nation's Heartland as flooding has caused the failure of numerous levees along the Mississippi River creating untold damage, destruction and loss of life. Many residents no doubt also have received some additional bad news - the destruction of their home by flooding is not covered by their standard homeowners insurance policy. ...more

July 13, 2008