With 70 days left in hurricane season, Pasco residents could know which way the winds blow if a new system to send alerts pans out tomorrow. The first test of the pilot system is coming Tuesday, Sept. 23, Pasco emergency officials announced. The test had been postponed from Aug. 19. ...more

September 22, 2008

After 15 years of serving Pasco County, Chief Assistant County Administrator Michele Baker has been congratulated by her peers. ...more

September 19, 2008

After 15 years of serving Pasco County, Chief Assistant County Administrator Michele Baker recently was congratulated by her peers. ...more

September 10, 2008

As Hurricane Ike moved west across Cuba Monday afternoon, Highlands County and south Florida residents could let their guard down for this storm. ...more

September 9, 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

Sept. 11, 2001 will not be forgotten locally when a Sunday, Sept. 7 ceremony will mark the worst terrorist attack on American soil. ...more

September 5, 2008

Pasco County now falls along the far eastern edge of the projected track of Tropical Storm Gustav within 3 to 5 days, local emergency officials said moments ago. The National Hurricane Center shifted the projected path of Gustav slightly east at its 2 p.m. update. ...more

August 27, 2008

Neighboring Okeechobee was one of four counties declared major disaster areas Sunday by President George W. Bush in the wake of Tropical Storm Fay, but it's unlikely that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will help any homeowners in Highlands County. ...more

August 26, 2008

Tropical storm looks to make a second trip across state ...more

August 21, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay persevered on Wednesday and began a second, westward trip across the state late in the afternoon. ...more

August 21, 2008