Ida has been downgraded to a tropical storm, weakening as it dumps heavy rains over Nicaragua. ...more

November 5, 2009

Dentist Jeff Bynum expects to be overwhelmed by the demand for free services he's offering today, and he's OK with that. ...more

July 11, 2009

A dozen crewmembers of the freighter Rio Magdalena are waiting for air tickets to return to their home countries and pay for the last month and a half of work. ...more

February 17, 2009

PLANT CITY Jeff Steinberg, his wife, Ellen, and their ministry team will present a special 10:45 a.m. Sunday service and concert at the Plant City Community Church of the Nazarene, 2402 Mud Lake Road. ...more

January 15, 2009

Searching for a truly original holiday gift, one that could bestow a bit of immortality on a loved one or a friend? ...more

December 9, 2008

TAMPA Providing further evidence that there is a reason hurricane season doesn't end until Nov. 30, forecasters are watching a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean Sea they say shows potential for development. The area of storms is tucked into the southwest area of the Caribbean, north of Panama. It is in about the only area in the tropics with water temperatures high enough to support tropical system development. ...more

November 24, 2008

For a storm that was expected to barely reach hurricane strength, Hurricane Omar now looks like it could hit Category 2, with winds more than 100 mph, in a few days. It might not be that strong when it gets near Puerto Rico on Thursday, but as it moves northeast into the Atlantic, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say Omar should muscle up as it heads away from land. ...more

October 15, 2008

What was left of short-lived Tropical Storm Nana has become just a mass of rain in the Atlantic Ocean far from Florida, but forecasters say another tropical depression could form today, this one hugging the coast of Central America. The National Hurricane Center ceased its advisories on Nana, saying the season's 14th storm is now merely an area of low pressure. ...more

October 14, 2008

MIAMI - Tropical Storm Dolly has formed in the western Caribbean Sea. ...more

July 20, 2008

TAMPA - A tropical wave heading toward the Caribbean Sea has not formed a depression but has the potential to grow better organized, the National Hurricane Center said. ...more

July 16, 2008