TAMPA (AP) — The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season should be about as bad as normal or slightly busier, with a good chance of six to nine hurricanes forming, federal forecasters said Thursday in a new way of predicting how active the season could be. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials also said 12 to 16 named storms and two to five major hurricanes could form in the season that starts June 1 and ends Nov. 30. They said there is only a 60 to 70 percent chance for their predictions to come true, the first time officials gave a probability. They want people to realize the forecasts are uncertain, to avoid complacency that can occur when previous forecasts were wrong. ...more

May 22, 2008

A growing share of home sales are from foreclosures, especially in states hardest hit by the housing bust. In some parts of California lately, nearly 50 percent of home sales come from foreclosed houses. ...more

February 12, 2008

Three closed down CompUSA retail computer stores in the Tampa Bay area will reopen amid a reorganization by a new corporate owner, Systemax Inc. ...more

February 12, 2008

At Hendrick Motorsports' preseason company luncheon, owner Rick Hendrick gave his usual speech about how the whole organization wins when one of its teams does. ...more

February 10, 2008

The Gators men's basketball team might have to chalk up its win to a broken clipboard. ...more

January 24, 2008

Anxiety is usually something people want to avoid. The dictionary defines it as "a state of being uneasy, apprehensive or worried about what may happen." People who experience too much anxiety may find themselves on a therapist's couch, and doctors prescribe pills to keep away this feeling. ...more

January 7, 2008

Florida wraps up a second straight year without a hurricane Friday amid signs that people have forgotten the pummeling the state took in the two previous years. ...more

November 25, 2007

TAMPA - Florida wraps up a second straight year without a hurricane Friday amid signs that people have forgotten the pummeling the state took in the two previous years. ...more

November 25, 2007

TAMPA - Florida wraps up a second straight year without a hurricane next Friday amid signs that people have forgotten the pummeling the state took in the two previous years. ...more

November 23, 2007

Recently I found myself at lunch with members of the Tampa Bay community, discussing the topic of Islam and the West. As an American and a Muslim, I am in an interesting position to discuss the issue. ...more

November 19, 2007