where they should be this time of year. The mercury will actually climb above normal, into the middle and upper 70s, for daytime highs most of next week. Lows will be in the 50s - a far cry from the 20s and 30s that chilled the area this week. ...more

February 7, 2009

The wind chill is making it feel like it's between 18 and 30 degrees in most of the Bay area. ...more

February 5, 2009

"The Leisure Seeker," by Michael Zadoorian (William Morrow. $25) ...more

February 1, 2009

This morning's cold should mark the end of a string of freezing nights that battered the state's farmers and kept residents shivering as far south as the Everglades. ...more

January 23, 2009

A 22-year-old Tampa man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court this morning to selling counterfeit money to an undercover Secret Service agent. ...more

January 22, 2009

Freezing temperatures forecast for tonight from the Panhandle to the Everglades pose a serious threat to the state's agriculture industry. ...more

January 22, 2009

It's a night to protect the plants and bring pets indoors. Freezing temperatures will grip West Central Florida tonight with eastern Hillsborough and Polk facing the potential of more than three hours below freezing. ...more

January 20, 2009

A Circle K convenience store was robbed Thursday night by a man with a long blonde ponytail and a gray goatee. ...more

January 15, 2009

A 58-year-old man was shot by his wife's ex-boyfriend, who then shot himself inside the couple's home, Pasco deputies say. ...more

January 13, 2009

After days of carbon-copy weather, things may actually change toward the middle of this work week as a chilly front heads our way and even brings a chance for rain, something that's been scarce lately with less than 1.25 inches recorded at TIA in December. ...more

January 4, 2009