Residents working to save a Seffner forest and the eagles that inhabit it have gotten a two-year reprieve from Tampa Electric Co. ...more

October 28, 2009

Powerful storms across the Midwest brought heavy rain, strong winds and several apparent tornadoes, damaging homes and businesses, tossing railcars off their tracks and knocking out power to thousands. ...more

June 19, 2009

All lanes are open for this morning's rush hour on North Dale Mabry Highway after downed power lines shut down much of the road since overnight Sunday. Power was restored and all lanes reopened between Van Dyke and Lutz-Lake Fern roads by 6:30 a.m. today. Southbound lanes were opened by 6 a.m. ...more

May 26, 2009

All lanes of North Dale Mabry Highway are expected to be open in time for rush hour traffic this morning. ...more

May 26, 2009

The widening of Sunshine Grove Road was supposed to begin this year. ...more

February 13, 2009

The widening of Sunshine Grove Road was supposed to begin this year. ...more

February 9, 2009

Push TECO To Be Greener After nearly three and a half hours of facts, figures, opinions and pleas, Tampa City Council members Charlie Miranda, Gwen Miller, Thomas Scott and Joseph Caetano voted against delaying approval of the 25-year franchise agreement with Tampa Electric Company. The delay would have given all of us time see and hear the changes sought by President-elect Barack Obama pertaining to energy generation and its effect on climate change as well as the effect the fiscal crises might have on jobs and other opportunities in the near future. The delay would have given concerned citizens and groups time to work with the city and TECO to solve the problems pointed out by the 40-plus people present and the hundreds who communicated with council members with letters and e-mails. ...more

December 6, 2008

You might know about Tampa Electric Co.'s request to raise rates next year, but you might not have heard that the same plan calls for a substantial increase in service connection charges. ...more

October 10, 2008

Hurricane Dolly rolled into south Texas and northern Mexico on Wednesday, deluging the Rio Grande Valley with rain, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people and ripping roofs off resorts on South Padre Island. ...more

July 24, 2008

Work crews were busy last week installing and replacing power poles along U.S. 301 between Symmes and Rhodine roads. ...more

June 25, 2008