About 1,000 customers on Davis Islands found themselves without power for a few hours this morning. A couple of circuits had a problem about 10:40 a.m., Tampa Electric spokesman Rick Morera said, causing the power outage. All but 500 customers were back online by 12:30 p.m., he said. Morera expected the rest of the power to be restored by 1:30 p.m. ...more

May 27, 2008

SEBRING — Progress Energy restored power to 2,000 customers in Sebring two hours after a transformer malfunctioned Sunday afternoon. The power outage affected Washington Heights and parts of downtown Sebring, Progress Energy spokesman Buddy Eller said. ...more

May 11, 2008

Polk County detectives are hoping the release of video surveillance images will help them identify a couple of suspected copper wire thieves. ...more

May 7, 2008

SEBRING — Cell phone callers dialing 911 in Highlands County will be better tracked in the near future. A $482,671 grant will help the sheriff's office upgrade its 911 system from analog to digital. For those who don't understand the difference, that would be like changing from a film camera to a digital one, explained Lisa Burley, chief of staff for Sheriff Susan Benton. ...more

May 7, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- A downed power line knocked out electricity to a large portion of the city for about 20 minutes. ...more

February 22, 2008

Hackers literally turned out the lights in multiple cities after breaking into electrical utilities and demanding extortion payments before disrupting the power, a senior CIA analyst told utility engineers at a trade conference. ...more

January 19, 2008

A wintry storm caked the center of the nation with a thick layer of ice Monday, blacking out more than 600,000 homes and businesses, and more icy weather was on the way. ...more

December 11, 2007

TAMPA - TECO crews have restored power shortly after 4 a.m. today to customers who were without power overnight after a car hit a nearby electrical pole. ...more

September 26, 2007