After days of carbon-copy weather, things may actually change toward the middle of this work week as a chilly front heads our way and even brings a chance for rain, something that's been scarce lately with less than 1.25 inches recorded at TIA in December. ...more

January 4, 2009

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

The storm has passed, leaving behind some streets that are flooded, but passable in a pickup or sports-utility vehicle. A couple of kids splashed around in what yesterday was an open, grassy lot, now filled with about 2 feet of water. ...more

August 19, 2008

With driving rain and buffeting 50- to 60-mph winds, Tropical Storm Fay swept over Southwest Florida this morning. It set its sights on Emerald City, a tiny fishing hamlet that shrugged off the weather today, saying it has been worse. ...more

August 19, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous returned to their homeport of St Petersburg this morning. They had been patrolling the waters of the Florida Straits for the past 30 days. ...more

July 11, 2008

State lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled a series of immigration-related bills aimed at making it tougher to hire illegal immigrants, limiting public services they can receive and penalizing anyone who brings them into Florida. ...more

February 6, 2008

This was supposed to be the year Luis Bazan celebrated New Year's with his wife and young sons in the United States. ...more

January 2, 2008

He fled Cuba in 1961, but still calls Fidel Castro his friend. He can't stand communism, but bitterly opposes the U.S. embargo. He lives in Miami, but travels regularly to Havana, even appearing on state-run television. ...more

December 25, 2007

Unlike most boats returning from the high seas, the sport fisher Joe Cool had no tales to tell. ...more

October 15, 2007