It might be acceptable for adults at the gym, in road races and in triathlons. But high school girls in sports bras and boys with bare chests violate the dress code of Hillsborough County's public schools and officials are once again attempting to enforce the rule - no matter how hot it is. ...more

November 5, 2009

It was neither bird nor plane, but there was something in the air Friday morning over the water at Pinellas County beaches. ...more

June 20, 2009

Whether it was exercising on Bayshore Boulevard or working outside, staying cool was a hard thing to do Monday. And when the humidity is high like this, the "feels-like" temperatures can be almost unbearable. ...more

June 16, 2009

CORAL GABLES Miami senior defensive tackle Antonio Dixon was taken to a hospital by ambulance after apparently suffering effects from the strong heat and humidity during Wednesday's practice. ...more

August 6, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE DEBS SOFTBALL For second straight year, Debs dig early hole in opening round. HOST ALEXANDRIA NATIONAL EDGES HERNANDO, 7-6 ...more

August 2, 2008

DIXIE YOUTH LEAGUE BELLES SOFTBALL Severe heat causes two Spring Hill Belles players to end up in the hospital as Spring Hill forfeits its first-round Dixie League World Series game. ...more

August 2, 2008

It didn't take the Bucs long to realize just how advantageous it is to have a climate-controlled indoor practice facility to run to when the heat is on. ...more

August 1, 2008

Disabled by strokes, mental illness or the frailties of old age, residents of the Daphne Jones Boarding Home arrived at their most vulnerable. ...more

November 2, 2007

Last year at this time, I was recovering from surgery for early stage breast cancer and reeling from the news that I would have to endure four rounds of chemotherapy. After my first chemo a few weeks later, I was shaky, needed a nap in the middle of the day and couldn't walk more than a few hundred yards without huffing and puffing and calling it quits. ...more

October 26, 2007

TAMPA - The local weather service isn't even bothering to tease us with hope for a drop in the temperatures for, oh, this week. In fact, today and Tuesday will feel more like late August or early September, and Wednesday should be only slightly better. ...more

October 22, 2007