It takes a lot of planning to hold the Sebring 12 Hours of Bar-B-Que, also known in these parts as the "Pig Fest," and Sebring Police Chief Tom Dettman is scheduled Tuesday to present the city council with road closure requests for the annual Firemen's Inc. Tractor Parade. ...more

December 15, 2008

The Emergency Operations Center in New Port Richey fields 911 calls. The calls are routed through the center and dispatched to Fire Rescue or the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, as appropriate. ...more

November 19, 2008

Loud knocking on the front door early in the morning, before the sun comes up, would catch most sleeping residents by surprise. ...more

October 24, 2008

I was a communications officer for the U.S. Department of State. ...more

October 9, 2008

An "extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ike bulked up to Category 4 strength Saturday and the storm lurked "near or over" the British territory of Turks and Caicos islands. ...more

September 7, 2008

Hurricane Ike hurtled towards the Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas on Saturday as a Category 2 storm with winds sustained at 110 mph. ...more

September 6, 2008

As Tropical Storm Hanna soaks northeast Florida on its way to the Carolinas, storm-spooked Floridians are watching the tropic's next pitch at Florida: Hurricane Ike. ...more

September 5, 2008

SEBRING - As Tropical Storm Fay tracks further to the east, the National Weather Service predicted 11:15 a.m. Tuesday that six to 10 inches of rain could be dumped on the county before Fay leaves the area, with even more in some spots. The gauge at the Highlands County Emergency Operations Center south of Sebring measured 2.87 inches of rain fell since the storm's outer bands reached the county. ...more

August 19, 2008

The Manatee County Emergency Operations Center has gone from a Level 1 activation to Level 2 - meaning the county is scaling back its emergency response. Emergency officials made that announcement at a briefing just moments ago. ...more

August 19, 2008

An early morning crash Monday at the intersection of U.S. 27 and State Road 64 closed the intersection as police investigated the accident and crews cleaned up a hazardous diesel spill. ...more

August 19, 2008