Only a few years ago Hillsborough County and the rest of Florida looked on the financial struggles elsewhere in the nation with smug detachment. ...more

December 7, 2008

You might see more chilly weather in the next two months if this winter follows the trend forecasters expect. ...more

December 4, 2008

You might see more of the chilly weather the next two months if this winter follows the trend forecasters expect. ...more

December 3, 2008

The 2008 hurricane season ends today and passes with barely a notice in Florida. Residents of Texas and islands in the Caribbean Sea have a different view. ...more

November 30, 2008

The 2008 hurricane season ends Sunday and will pass with barely a notice in Florida. Residents of Texas and islands in the Caribbean Sea, however, would have a different view of this year's season. For the third year in a row, Florida escaped a hurricane. Only Tropical Storm Fay hit – again and again – though West Central Florida saw little of the torrential rain Fay hosed on the rest of the state. ...more

November 28, 2008

A good portion of West Central Florida slipped into a moderate drought during the past week, and nearly a quarter of the state now is in some level of drought. ...more

November 27, 2008

A good portion of West Central Florida slipped into a moderate drought during the past week, and nearly a quarter of the state now is in some level of drought. ...more

November 26, 2008

More people are talking about buying fewer baubles and gadgets this year and giving more meaningful gifts, like charitable donations. ...more

November 25, 2008

The rush of frigid air forecasters say will drain over Florida today will produce a night fit for neither man nor beast. ...more

November 18, 2008

Back in early September, Heather Adkins of Tampa asked readers for help in finding a brown sugar icing her grandmother used to make as a topping for chocolate cake. ...more

November 2, 2008