The Historical Downtown Plant City Merchants and Business Association's open air market that included arts and crafts for the first time was pretty much a washout due to heavy rains. ...more

September 10, 2008

Wildlife officials say recent rains are killing fish in Central Florida. ...more

September 7, 2008

Gustav's winds have dropped to 115 m.p.h. as the storm continues to slightly weaken from the strong category four status of Saturday night. ...more

August 31, 2008

Rains from Tropical Storm Fay hurt attendance at last weekend's 18th annual Caladium Festival, but organizers say crowds exceeded expectations and vendors were pleased with the turnout. ...more

August 31, 2008

Even though Tropical Storm Fay veered away from Pasco County – twice – last week, the storm still cost the county about $60,000 in expenses, county commissioners learned today. No property damage has been reported to the county, James Martin, Pasco's director of emergency management, told commissioners at their meeting this morning. ...more

August 27, 2008

Fans of Stone Temple Pilots were left wondering this weekend why the group didn't perform Friday night at the Ford Amphitheatre and whether the band plans to reschedule. ...more

August 24, 2008

All of the county, state and U.S. roads in Highlands County were open to traffic by Thursday afternoon as the flood waters from Tropical Storm Fay receded off the roadways. ...more

August 22, 2008

Student attendance increased Wednesday after schools were closed Tuesday due to Tropical Storm Fay, which caused few problems in the district. ...more

August 21, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist sent a letter to President Bush this afternoon requesting an emergency declaration to cover Tropical Storm Fay's emergence as a "catastrophic flooding event" in east central and northern Florida, particularly Brevard County. ...more

August 20, 2008

Days of heavy rains around the Grand Canyon caused an earthen dam to fail Sunday and created flooding that forced helicopters to pluck hundreds of residents and campers and deliver them to safety. No injuries were immediately reported. ...more

August 18, 2008