Backyard grillers may get a little steamed this holiday weekend when buying refilled propane tanks: They will be getting less fuel for their money than last Memorial Day. ...more

May 23, 2009

A food cart and tent on the West Plaza at the St. Pete Times Forum caught fire Thursday about 9:30 a.m. when a propane tank exploded. No one was hurt, and Tampa Fire Rescue had the fire extinguished within 10 minutes. ...more

March 12, 2009

Thanks to the cold fronts and frost conditions from last week and continuing lack of rainfall, Highlands County is right now the driest county in Florida, adding to dangerous wildfire hazards, according to the Florida Division of Forestry. ...more

January 29, 2009

The National Weather Service in Ruskin is forecasting cold weather in Highlands County, with temperatures tonight expected to dip to 31. ...more

January 16, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press. ...more

October 6, 2008

Pinellas County sheriff's detectives have identified a body found in a Dunedin house after an eight-hour standoff Saturday as that of 61-year-old Barbara Hebert. ...more

September 15, 2008

DUNEDIN A standoff ended this morning with a suspect's surrender and the discovery of the body of a woman inside a Dunedin home. ...more

September 13, 2008

DUNEDIN A standoff ended this morning with a suspect's surrender and the discovery of a body inside his home. ...more

September 13, 2008

Steven Blackwell has been behind bars since June 2, but his house at 4550 39th St. N in St. Petersburg became a headache for firefighters and law enforcement Friday night, authorities say. ...more

June 28, 2008

BROOKSVILLE BUSINESSES OPTING FOR NATURAL GAS ...more

June 14, 2008