Just think, where would the United States have been without railroads? The question was asked by Floyd Rider, who spoke Saturday at the fall meeting of the Sebring Historical Society. ...more

October 27, 2008

A tropical disturbance went through another day today without becoming more organized but continued to dump rain over Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. An Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft flew through the disturbance today and found no center of circulation. A flight on Sunday also failed to turn up an eye. The disturbance has hovered in the area of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola since Saturday. ...more

September 23, 2008

As Hurricane Gustav churns north in the Gulf of Mexico, the monster storm's reach will bring pounding surf and rip currents along with bands of rain and gusty winds to the Tampa Bay area through what's left of the holiday weekend. ...more

August 31, 2008

What the railroad wants, the railroad gets. That seems to be Florida's policy since the state has doled out millions to six of these privately run businesses to improve their tracks. ...more

January 7, 2008

A railroad company owner led the agency in charge of overseeing the state Department of Transportation when DOT proposed giving rail companies hundreds of millions to improve their private tracks. ...more

December 29, 2007

A railroad company owner led the agency in charge of overseeing the state Department of Transportation when DOT proposed giving rail companies hundreds of millions to improve their private tracks. ...more

December 29, 2007

TAMPA - As Hurricane Noel rockets north, forecasters expect the storm not only to grow larger but also more powerful as it eventually threatens Nova Scotia. ...more

November 2, 2007

Lowell Clary, the state's top negotiator in the pending rail-realignment deal with CSX Transportation, has announced his intention to resign, the state Department of Transportation confirmed Thursday. ...more

September 13, 2007

For years, Florida East Coast Industries rebuffed requests from the state to buy its southern line for commuter rail. But in early 2006, CEO Adolfo Henriques was ready to talk. ...more

September 9, 2007

For years, Florida East Coast Industries rebuffed requests from the state to buy its southern line for commuter rail. But in early 2006, CEO Adolfo Henriques was ready to talk. ...more

September 8, 2007