The forecast looks very good for the next four days, with the full moon happening on Thursday morning at 3:30 am, a Lunar Eclipse occurring just four to five hours before that, and the weather warming up slightly with light winds shifting from east to south at five to 10 mph. ...more

February 19, 2008

Cool weather made it difficult for a state-hired trapper to catch an alligator that killed a dog at Al Lopez Park on Monday. ...more

February 15, 2008

TAMPA - Cool weather is making it difficult for a state-hired trapper to catch an alligator that killed a dog at Al Lopez Park on Monday. ...more

February 14, 2008

The cold fronts, which the weather reporters keep showing, never seem to get much farther south than Orlando. We may not see any freezing temperatures this year. And the chance of getting any appreciable rain also will not happen. I am supposing that we must have gotten at least one good freeze because I see that most of the citrus groves fruits are ready for harvesting. But if this climate warming continues will the growers, who depend upon the freezing climate and rain, be able to continue? Watering restrictions will include not only homeowners but the growers also? ...more

February 14, 2008

TAMPA - With the sound of a horn, the mass of humanity lined up at Bayshore Boulevard surged forward this morning. Thousands sprang forth from the starting line, bound for glory or the satisfaction of just staying the course. ...more

February 9, 2008

TAMPA - With temperatures dipping, shelters have opened tonight for the homeless and people without adequate heat in their homes, Hillsborough County Health and Social Services said. ...more

January 20, 2008

With temperatures expected to drop into the low to middle 30s tonight – and the feels-like temperature likely to be in the 20s - a homeless shelter in the Hudson area will offer hot meals. ...more

January 14, 2008

KEY BISCAYNE - How cold was it in South Florida this week? Cold enough to cause iguanas to drop out of trees in Key Biscayne. ...more

January 4, 2008

PREPARATION HELPS SAVE STRAWBERRIES Strawberry farms in the Tampa Bay area worked for days to pick as much fruit as possible before the cold front set in and industry experts estimate that overall crop losses were limited to 10 percent to 15 percent. That should not affect market pricing. ...more

January 4, 2008

A 9-year-old boy looking for help after his mother crashed their van in the southern Arizona desert was rescued by a man entering the United States illegally. The man stayed with the boy until help arrived the next day, an official said. ...more

November 24, 2007