The developers of Cypress Creek Town Center have been cleared to do additional earthwork on their mothballed mall site, but only to prevent flooding should the site be hit with heavy rainfall this summer. ...more

May 22, 2008

From today until Tuesday night, fishing and angling is about as good as it gets. If I had to pick a day and time to spend my angling money wisely, it is going to be Tuesday between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. If the weather is changing — barometric drop and calming wind — I'm staying out until sundown. The major daytime feeding migration starts about mid-morning and builds in intensity and duration throughout the entire day. Factor in an approaching weather front for Wednesday and that spells "s-u-c-c-e-s-s." The additional good news is the morning bite is still excellent from the effects of the new moon and the nighttime rains the day after. ...more

February 10, 2008

Knock on wood. Let us whistle past the graveyard. We have dodged the bullet. ...more

January 13, 2008

Going into 2008, Florida is entering its second year of drought with forecasters seeing no end in sight. ...more

December 26, 2007

Tampa Bay Water's desalination plant is finally up and running, four years late. ...more

December 22, 2007

Florida wraps up a second straight year without a hurricane Friday amid signs that people have forgotten the pummeling the state took in the two previous years. ...more

November 25, 2007

TAMPA - Florida wraps up a second straight year without a hurricane Friday amid signs that people have forgotten the pummeling the state took in the two previous years. ...more

November 25, 2007

Canes Freshman RB Graig Cooper participated in 50-75 percent of practice today according to Coach Randy Shannon. ...more

November 14, 2007

Florida can brace for half the normal rainfall through February and temperatures up to 5 degrees higher as a La Nina settles into the Pacific Ocean. ...more

October 10, 2007

TAMPA - The Climate Prediction Center on Tuesday said cooling water in the Pacific Ocean has become a La Niña that should last through early next year. Water from South America west to the international date line has been cooling for months, creating La Niña conditions. Temperatures range from about 3 degrees below normal near South America's coast to about 1 degree below normal near the date line. ...more

October 9, 2007