How does this recession compare with the Great Depression? We've got it much easier. But there are enough similarities to learn from looking back. ...more

October 26, 2009

How does this recession compare with the Great Depression? We've got it much easier. But there are enough similarities to learn from looking back. ...more

October 26, 2009

The Weather Channel plans to show movies for the first time in its 27-year history. First up? "The Perfect Storm." ...more

October 20, 2009

Meteorologist Linda Gialanella is no longer employed by WFTS, Channel 28. She left the station Friday after her contract ended, WFTS general manager Rich Pegram said. ...more

February 25, 2009

When winter temperatures dip into freeze territory, it's best not to try the farmers' trick of coating plants with a thin coating of ice to help them escape damage. ...more

February 11, 2009

PLANT CITY A local angler won the recent Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Gator Division tournament on the Kissimmee River. Jeremy Smith's Jan. 24 victory earned him $6,875 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for October's regional championship in Georgia and a chance to win a new Ranger boat and Chevrolet truck. ...more

February 6, 2009

Visitors this week probably have noticed that the locals get a little annoyed when someone refers to where we live as Tampa Bay. If you ask directions and don't keep moving, you'll get the lecture about Tampa being the city and the other one that body of water we pay exorbitant prices to live by. ...more

January 28, 2009

It's time for snow fights and snow angels in Sebring as the fourth annual Snow Fest rolls along Saturday. ...more

January 14, 2009

You can now get a retro TV fix thanks to modern digital technology. Golden oldies like "Wagon Train," "McHale's Navy," "Dragnet" and dozens more are being recycled on 8 Prime, a new channel that WFLA launched on Monday. ...more

January 6, 2009

Changes are coming to the morning news programs on ABC affiliate WFTS, Channel 28. ...more

October 10, 2008