With Highlands County rated among the driest counties in the state, the county commissioners met Tuesday in emergency session and extended the countywide burn ban for another seven days. ...more

March 25, 2009

It's finally here; the week of the new moon is upon us. It arrives on Thursday at 4:06 p.m. which means anglers have a full week of the most beneficial daylight lunar influences of the month assisting them by causing fish to feed heaviest during the day instead of the normal nighttime feeding. ...more

March 22, 2009

The full moon occurred this morning early at 2:38 a.m., and from my house I could hear the largemouth bass feeding vigorously in its light. ...more

March 11, 2009

This is the week of the last-quarter moon phase, which occurs Monday at 9:37 p.m. ...more

February 15, 2009

The subfreezing temperatures last week actually raised optimism for some farmers. ...more

January 25, 2009

Today and tomorrow morning will be the best fishing period of the next three days. The Last-Quarter Moon occurred this morning at 2:46 a.m. which produces a dual-peak period; equal in intensity and duration, happening 12 hours apart. ...more

January 18, 2009

With the last-quarter moon happening this Friday at 10:29 a.m., anglers who work from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. won't miss out on the best time of the day to go fishing. ...more

December 17, 2008

"Al Roker's Big Bad Book of Barbecue," by Al Roker (Scribner, $15.95) ...more

July 16, 2008

A pair of out-of-control wildfires roared along California's central coast Friday, chewing through opposite ends of a parched forest and threatening more than 4,500 homes. ...more

July 5, 2008

Have you heard about the Valrico gas station selling super cheap gas? Or the one in Oldsmar? ...more

June 21, 2008