As Tropical Storm Nana weakened today, another tropical depression formed in the Caribbean Sea and forecasters expect it to become the season's next hurricane. ...more

October 13, 2008

During next year's hurricane season most battery-powered televisions people use after storms will be the electronic equivalent of paperweights ...more

October 9, 2008

again and again. ...more

October 7, 2008

You can see it on the faces of people you pass on the street. Something's different. Maybe it's the glow of cheeks flushed a bit less red by approaching heat exhaustion. Maybe it's the extra bounce that comes with a 2 percent drop in afternoon humidity. Maybe it's the excited grin as Floridians across the state anticipate the most wonderful time of the year: the end of the hurricane season. ...more

October 5, 2008

Dan Alatorre arrived at Blue Heron Vineyards at the crack of dawn, ripe with anticipation. ...more

October 1, 2008

There's storm protection just right for you. Install it now, and save yourself some stress next hurricane season. ...more

September 24, 2008

Dan Alatorre arrived at Blue Heron Vineyards at the crack of dawn, ripe with anticipation. ...more

September 24, 2008

Bob Paulish cut the engine of his grape harvesting machine to take a 20-minute break with Bonniejean, his wife and fellow grape-grower. ...more

September 23, 2008

With 70 days left in hurricane season, Pasco residents could know which way the winds blow if a new system to send alerts pans out tomorrow. The first test of the pilot system is coming Tuesday, Sept. 23, Pasco emergency officials announced. The test had been postponed from Aug. 19. ...more

September 22, 2008

We've been lucky so far in the 2008 hurricane season, but are not yet in the clear. ...more

September 22, 2008