Tampa Electric customers hit with a big increase in their electricity fuel charges last month may see that charge rescinded. ...more

February 28, 2009

Electric customers who were hit with a big increase in their electricity fuel charges last month may see most of that charge rescinded. On Friday, Tampa Electric announced it will ask the Florida Public Service Commission for permission to lower the fuel charge on its customers' bills starting in May. ...more

February 27, 2009

With the region in the throes of a nearly three-year drought, water regulators said Tuesday they want to wring every last drop from current restrictions and boost conservation before imposing tougher rules - "the last bullet in our holster." ...more

February 25, 2009

Water regulators today decided to give current restrictions a chance before tightening rules further. ...more

February 24, 2009

Tougher water restrictions may be on the way as drought tightens its grip on the Tampa Bay region and the calendar marches closer to the driest months of the year. ...more

February 24, 2009

Tougher water restrictions may be on the way as drought tightens its grip on the Tampa Bay region and the calendar marches closer to the driest months of the year. ...more

February 23, 2009

Brush fires have popped up in several places around the Tampa Bay area, sparked by windy and dry weather conditions. ...more

February 20, 2009

The 400 or so members of the Suncoast Cycling Club love their sport, and they use it to support many good causes with fundraising events throughout the year. ...more

February 16, 2009

The deserted houses and heartbroken homeowners in Florida's newest suburbs are the subject of a devastating article in the current New Yorker magazine. The selected snapshots show bleaker scenes in Hillsborough and Pasco counties than most of us who live here will recognize. ...more

February 15, 2009

Back in the 1990s, Judy Williams watched the lake in her backyard slowly disappear, a consequence of massive groundwater pumping. ...more

February 8, 2009