Brush fires in Ruskin and Haines City kept Tampa Bay area firefighters busy on Sunday. A blaze in Ruskin that grew to 150 acres was contained by 10 p.m., Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Capt. Bruce Delk said. ...more

March 16, 2009

A 20-year-old woman is accused of punching a pregnant woman and slashing her face and arms with a box cutter. ...more

March 16, 2009

a catastrophe for sure. ...more

September 25, 2008

The frail and elderly were put aboard buses Wednesday and authorities warned 1 million others to flee inland as Hurricane Ike steamed toward a swath of the Texas coast that includes the nation's largest concentration of refineries and chemical plants. ...more

September 11, 2008

Though Hurricane Ike appears heading into the central Gulf of Mexico next week and away from the Tampa Bay area, local residents can't really relax until the storm gets well past the Keys. ...more

September 7, 2008

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

Two friends from Sebring were among thousands rushing out of the Big Easy as Hurricane Gustav approached Louisiana. ...more

September 1, 2008

A big sign at the harbor here encourages: "Think Positive, St. Bernard!" But after three years in a government trailer, Beth Basile is finding that hard to do. ...more

August 31, 2008

Police with bullhorns plan to go street to street this weekend with a tough message about getting out ahead of Hurricane Gustav: This time there will be no shelter of last resort. The doors to the Superdome will be locked. Those who stay will be on their own. ...more

August 30, 2008