On a bright sunny day with few clouds, Andrea Rosshaven drives slowly through the streets of Tampa. The window of Rosshaven's van is down and her radio is off. ...more

March 16, 2009

Let's call it fishing in a huge, expensive and slightly flawed barrel. Wholesale utility Tampa Bay Water has paid a contractor $88,000 to relocate fish from its C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir to ponds in the area. ...more

March 7, 2009

Right now, I have to confess that I'm seriously ticked off. And this time I'm not talking about the economy. This time I'm talking about our water supply. ...more

March 4, 2009

Spring Hill's Nancy Ellison shoots her first 300 in 14 years and becomes the first Hernando County female to roll a perfect game since 2000. ...more

February 25, 2009

Once a week lawn watering will continue through June 30. ...more

February 25, 2009

Blame it on the strawberries. The recent cold snap that had Plant City farmers pumping ground water to spray onto their berries has caused a rash of sinkholes: on Whitelaw Road, Moore Lake Road, Gallagher Road, Sydney Road, Lone Oak Road and Drawdy Road. ...more

February 15, 2009

Drought-like conditions prompted county commissioners Wednesday to issue a burn ban. ...more

February 12, 2009

Regarding "La Nina Could Make Florida's Drought Worse" (Feb. 6): ...more

February 9, 2009

Firefighters have knocked down a 50 acre brush fire in Hernando County that closed Highway 301 this afternoon, but the highway remains closed in both directions between State Road 50 and Highway 98. ...more

February 6, 2009

Lightning forward Jussi Jokinen cleared waivers on Thursday and appears to be set for an assignment to the minors. ...more

February 5, 2009