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

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

January 3, 2008

To start off the new year, the Central Florida largemouth bass angler better dig deep into his closet and put on his Canadian thermo-wear. The first major cold front of the year and winter season arrived Tuesday and does change the approach anglers will need to use to set the hook on a decent catch. Time and patience is needed in order to entice bass under the current conditions. The best times of the day to get out on the lake is from sun-up to 2 p.m., with the peak period being from noon to 1 p.m. ...more

January 3, 2008

The Skyride at Busch Gardens was shut down today due to high winds from the cold front moving across the region. The ride, which gives patrons an aerial view of the park, is shut down anytime winds reach 20 mph or higher. ...more

January 2, 2008

Let's hope Baby New Year brought his bonnet. Today may have started with mild temperatures, but winds are expected to increase throughout the day with the arrival of a cold front that will bring freezing temperatures Wednesday and Thursday mornings and maybe even Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Ruskin. ...more

January 1, 2008

Forecasters call for frigid start to 2008. ...more

December 31, 2007

It looks like 2007 will leave on a warm note and 2008 will debut with a chilly blast. ...more

December 29, 2007

TAMPA - It looks like 2007 will leave on a warm note and 2008 will debut with a chilly blast. ...more

December 28, 2007

The run of fair weather that continued into the middle of the month turned colder and windy a week before Christmas. But there was a good bite ahead of the season's first major cold front. ...more

December 26, 2007

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

December 26, 2007