TAMPA Providing further evidence that there is a reason hurricane season doesn't end until Nov. 30, forecasters are watching a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean Sea they say shows potential for development. The area of storms is tucked into the southwest area of the Caribbean, north of Panama. It is in about the only area in the tropics with water temperatures high enough to support tropical system development. ...more

November 24, 2008

A tropical disturbance went through another day today without becoming more organized but continued to dump rain over Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. An Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft flew through the disturbance today and found no center of circulation. A flight on Sunday also failed to turn up an eye. The disturbance has hovered in the area of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola since Saturday. ...more

September 23, 2008

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

September 2, 2008

With Tropical Storm Fay veering east, Pasco County early this morning canceled voluntary evacuation by residents in flood-prone areas and suspended shelter operations. Around 9:15 a.m. the county e-mailed its final advisory on Fay. ...more

August 19, 2008

TAMPA - If the disturbance swirling near the Caribbean Sea grows into Tropical Storm Olga, it would be only the 10th December storm since 1851. ...more

December 10, 2007

Stocks extended their gains Thursday with a moderate advance as investors weighed fresh economic data, including a sharp drop in new home sales, for clues to whether more interest rate cuts are in the offing. ...more

September 28, 2007

Oil prices finished above $80 a barrel for the first time Thursday, and prices on the gasoline futures market for October rose as refiners reported production problems after Hurricane Humberto hit Texas. ...more

September 14, 2007