Line after line of strong thunderstorms were sweeping across West Pasco on Wednesday, flooding streets and knocking out power in some areas. ...more

July 1, 2009

Jennifer Hill, the early morning meteorologist for News Channel 8, will headline the 2009 Hurricane Expo, set for Saturday. ...more

May 30, 2009

The National Weather Service says a tornado touched down in southwestern Kentucky as part of a line of severe weather moving across parts of the Midwest and the South. ...more

April 10, 2009

Law enforcement was back at Florida Hospital Heartland Division Friday morning when another envelope of white powder was found. ...more

April 4, 2009

One home was destroyed and three others have been damaged in a large brush fire north of Lake Wales, where 200 homes are being evacuated. ...more

March 29, 2009

Pasco County school officials and emergency agencies joined forces Friday morning to practice for a scenario they would prefer not to face - a school bus accident with a dead driver and injured students. ...more

March 28, 2009

Pasco County school officials and emergency agencies joined forces this morning to practice for a scenario they would prefer not to face – a school bus accident with a dead driver and injured students. The emergency and school personnel, assisted by 40 student volunteers, played out the mock accident in a Gulf High School parking lot where a day earlier they had turned an out-of-commission school bus on its side to help set the stage. Lt. Brian Prescott, who supervises school resource officers for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, said it was important to run the drill to improve the chances things move smoothly when a real accident happens. ...more

March 27, 2009

Blueprint for apocalypse. ...more

March 25, 2009

Think of it as a blueprint for apocalypse recovery. When natural disasters strike Hernando County, officials need a plan to bring order to the chaos. The document they turn to is called the "local mitigation strategy." ...more

March 25, 2009

Blueprint for apocalypse would bring order to chaos. ...more

March 24, 2009