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

As Hurricane Ike moves west across Cuba, Highlands County and south Florida residents can let their guard down for this storm. "It's going south of us; we are out of the cone of doom," Highlands County Emergency Management Director Bill Nichols said Monday morning. "We are monitoring the storm, though. ...more

September 8, 2008

The 2008 hurricane season is moving at a faster pace than usual, and its peak isn't even until Wednesday. ...more

September 5, 2008

TAMPA - If it survives the next few days, a tropical wave about 200 miles from the Caribbean Sea could again have some potential to develop into a depression or tropical storm. ...more

August 13, 2008

The scene: Corporate Cubicle, circa July 2008. Inside it sits a sad soul sporting goose bumps, chattering teeth and an expression usually found on the faces of Arctic explorers. Sort of frostbitten, but minus the frost. ...more

July 27, 2008

Are craft and art mutually exclusive? This age-old question about compatibility may seem out of fashion today, but it merits rethinking while viewing the new quartet of exhibitions at Florida Craftsmen, a statewide association for fine craft art. ...more

June 1, 2008