There were a lot of sad little faces at Saturday's Children's Gasparilla Parade when fierce storms forced officials to halt the event a half-hour after it started. It was the right call to make. ...more

January 22, 2008

The last day of November traditionally marks the end of hurricane season, but over the past five years, four storms have ignored the calendar and formed in December. ...more

December 12, 2007

TAMPA - The last day of November traditionally marks the end of hurricane season, but over the past five years, four storms have ignored the calendar and formed in December. The latest, Tropical Storm Olga, formed Monday night near the Virgin Islands and grazed Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, raising a question of whether the six-month season should stretch longer. ...more

December 12, 2007

TAMPA - The year's – possibly – last subtropical storm, Olga, will stay far from Florida but may boost the chance of much-needed rain this week. ...more

December 11, 2007

Since the start of modern hurricane records in 1851, only 10 storms formed in December: ...more

December 11, 2007

The hurricane forecast for 2007 was too gloomy for Florida. That was a good thing for the Sunshine State for more than one reason. ...more

November 28, 2007

An editorial on insurance rates in Florida not behaving as backers of state "reform" legislation predicted. ...more

October 9, 2007

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Randy Rochelle. ...more

September 25, 2007

The National Weather Service is revamping the way it has issued severe weather warnings for decades with a new system that marks a geographic bull's eye where a storm will hit. ...more

September 19, 2007

It should be easy to give something away - especially a free hurricane inspection in a state ravaged by past storms. ...more

September 11, 2007