INDIANAPOLIS - A possible tornado toppled trees in Nebraska and record flooding chased people from their Indiana homes early Sunday as the Midwest braced for still more violent weather. ...more

June 8, 2008

Step into Tampa Bay Hardware and step back in time. There's no air conditioning; giant fans in wood boxes effectively circulate the warm air. ...more

May 21, 2008

The situation surrounding the city of Port Richey's drinking water distribution systems seems to be going from bad to worse. But don't take our word for it. Just ask Richard Reade, the recently arrived city manager. "Everyday we're uncovering more and more leaks," Reade told The Tampa Tribune this week. As things stand now, just what is causing the growing problem is a "mystery," Reade said. ...more

February 12, 2008

"You can wear it again," the bride said. She lied. The laughable little lilac number with the puff-pastry sleeves and bow-bedecked derriere still hangs in the back of your closet, a true testament to your loyalty as a friend. Heck, you couldn't even sell it on eBay. ...more

February 4, 2008

TAMPA - Out-of-pocket expense isn't the only hurdle for low-income residents participating in the My Safe Florida Home program. ...more

January 27, 2008

Out-of-pocket expense isn't the only hurdle for low-income residents participating in the My Safe Florida Home program. ...more

January 26, 2008

Until the rain pounded the streets, crept inside the truck bays and sloshed through the offices and dorms of Fire Station No. 2 Wednesday, the city wasn't thinking about building a new fire station until October 2009. ...more

January 23, 2008

The long-running debate about what to do with private dirt roads in need of repair or maintenance in unincorporated Pasco County, which county commissioners plan to tackle once again, needs a jolt of common sense. ...more

January 13, 2008

If you want to know how much of your pension fund is invested in mortgage-backed securities, you'll have to ask the fund manager. ...more

December 11, 2007

This is a story about my father, Justo P. Sosa, who was born in 1886. He and my mother, Amparo, had 10 children. I was their sixth child. ...more

December 4, 2007