Gordon Hamilton, a research professor at the University of Maine, has done extensive research on how melting ice in Greenland and Antarctica are affecting global sea levels. He's in Tampa as part of the Hip Boot Tour, which is organized by Clean Air-Cool Plant, a nonprofit global warming activist group. ...more

October 22, 2009

Deputies are investigating two bodies found at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. ...more

October 13, 2009

If you dig fireboats, you'll love Tampa Fire Rescue's newest piece of floating fire equipment. The 69-foot, 52-ton Patriot cruised beneath the Sunshine Skyway about noon Monday en route to its new home on Davis Islands. ...more

September 29, 2009

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Bill Miller. ...more

March 28, 2009

The northbound lanes of the Sunshine Skyway from the South Toll Plaza are blocked, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say there was a serious injury crash. No other details were immediately available. Stay with TBO.com for details. ...more

February 27, 2009

TAMPA -- Tampa Bay is now open to all boating traffic, from the upper regions to the Sunshine Skyway. The Bay had been shut down for more than 12 hours after a collision between a fishing trawler and barge spilled about 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel into the water. ...more

February 13, 2009

The Fishin' Report angling action roundup by Nick Stubbs of Media General Service. ...more

February 11, 2009

A precipitous drop in water temperature at the end of last month shut most fishing down for a few days. It was clear and cold for nearly a week, but not cold enough to kill any fish. At least I heard no such reports. The water temperature got as low as 57 degrees in the gulf, but it climbed back to 62 a few days later. If that's winter's best shot, we'll take it. ...more

February 4, 2009

Visitors this week probably have noticed that the locals get a little annoyed when someone refers to where we live as Tampa Bay. If you ask directions and don't keep moving, you'll get the lecture about Tampa being the city and the other one that body of water we pay exorbitant prices to live by. ...more

January 28, 2009

It has to be a very tasty carrot to lure me over the Sunshine Skyway. Call it bridge jitters. ...more

January 21, 2009