If you're up to no good at WestShore Plaza, beware: Mall security guards may chase you down in their new stand-up scooters. ...more

November 24, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist told Florida wildlife officials on Thursday that he wants to ban the harvesting of wild freshwater turtles, which are served as delicacies in Asia. ...more

November 20, 2008

TAMPA If you're up to no good at WestShore Plaza, beware: Mall security guards may chase you down in their new stand-up scooters. WestShore Plaza recently purchased two T3 Motion scooters at $10,000 apiece and has trained a few guards in their use. ...more

November 19, 2008

Not many months ago, West Pasco motorists were paying around $4 a gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. As of Thursday morning, the price had plummeted as low as $1.99 at one New Port Richey-area gas stations. ...more

November 15, 2008

The tour to promote the region to site selection consultants in an attempt to bring better jobs to the Heartland has been postponed at least until next year. ...more

November 9, 2008

Barrett Ruud said his sore right knee is unlikely to keep him out of Sunday's big game against Carolina. Tampa Bay's active middle linebacker hurt his knee at Denver and didn't return in Sunday's 16-13 setback, but Ruud is optimistic he'll start at Raymond James Stadium against the Panthers, who lead the NFC South at 4-1. "It was a freak play," Ruud said. "I fell and looked like a non-athlete. It's a day-to-day thing, but I feel like I should be ready. A little soreness is no problem and that's what I've got right now." Ruud is a key component on a defense that has yielded only eight touchdowns in five weeks. If Ruud is unable to go, second-year pro Adam Hayward figures to make his first NFL start. ...more

October 7, 2008

Nearly 2 million residents of Louisiana evacuated their homes to escape Hurricane Gustav. The Category 2 hurricane missed New Orleans, but left a trail of destruction across Louisiana, Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle after making landfall in Cocodrie, La. ...more

September 11, 2008

With powerful Hurricane Ike on an uncertain course toward the Gulf of Mexico, many on these low-lying islands took a wait-and-see approach to evacuation orders Sunday, perhaps a harbinger of the attitudes to come from Louisiana and Texas residents returning from an arduous evacuation and showing signs of "hurricane fatigue." ...more

September 8, 2008

Mississippi Emergency Management Director Mike Womack wants to remind residents in the lower Mississippi counties that it is not too late to evacuate. ...more

August 31, 2008

Lyndon Guidry wasn't taking any chances this time around, not after what Hurricane Katrina did to his house in New Orleans three years ago. ...more

August 31, 2008