The rain started falling early Sunday, followed by heavy thunderstorms. As it moved east across Pasco County, the storm spawned a tornado that downed trees and power lines and damaged the county jail off U.S. 41 in Land O' Lakes. ...more

December 16, 2007

International donors pledged hundreds of millions of dollars Wednesday to rebuild Bangladesh's cyclone-ravaged coast, but help wasn't coming fast enough for thousands of homeless survivors who fought over meager rice handouts. ...more

November 22, 2007

TAMPA - With only about 48 hours to wait, roughly 25 people are lined up this morning at the entrance to an Ikea store set to open in Orlando on Wednesday. Joseph Roth, a spokesman for the Swedish company, said that number may swell to several thousand by the time doors open in the 309,000-square-foot store at 9 a.m. Wednesday. ...more

November 12, 2007

Several thousand coastal residents from Massachusetts to Maine faced a second night without power Sunday, and at least two house fires were indirectly blamed on the remnants of Hurricane Noel. ...more

November 5, 2007

The beer, bratwurst and merriment will remain the same - even as 'Top O' the Bay Oktoberfest' changes location. ...more

October 13, 2007

TAMPA - An early-morning fire at the Port of Tampa caused about $2 million in damage, according to a preliminary estimate from fire officials. Investigators are looking into the cause of the blaze, which started about 1 a.m. near the boiler room at Amalie Oil Co., 1601 McCloskey Blvd. ...more

September 26, 2007