DUNEDIN - A 38-year old woman died in a house fire that broke out early Thursday. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office identified the victim of the fire as Christina Foley at 1017 Michigan Drive E., Apartment A. ...more

January 24, 2008

A 38-year old woman died in a house fire that broke out early Thursday. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office identified the victim of the fire as Christina Foley at 1017 Michigan Drive E., Apartment A. William McElligott, fire marshal for the Dunedin Fire Department, said it appears Foley's death was an accident resulting from a series of sad circumstances. ...more

January 24, 2008

Nuclear reactors across the Southeast could be forced to throttle back or temporarily shut down later this year because drought is drying up rivers and lakes that supply power plants with the huge amounts of cooling water they need to operate. ...more

January 24, 2008

Al Gore, who was criticized for high electric bills at his Tennessee mansion, has completed a host of improvements to make the home more energy efficient, and a building-industry group has praised the house as one of the nation's most environmentally friendly. ...more

December 28, 2007

TAMPA - Gov. Charlie Crist, in Tampa today for a meeting of the National Governors Association, defended his clean energy policies against naysayers who claim his mandates for renewable energy are unrealistic and will inflate electric bills. ...more

December 13, 2007

Major electric companies suddenly are refusing to bet their profits on coal. Trouble is, they aren't sure what option is better. ...more

November 25, 2007

There's growing worry about global warming, but how much of it is the work of that power plant just outside town? If Congress limits heat-trapping greenhouse gases, will it affect utility and electric bills? Who's the biggest corporate culprit when it comes to climate change? ...more

November 15, 2007

When Jeff Rainey took over Hillsborough Kids Inc. in 2005, the private agency was responsible for more than 5,000 abused and neglected children in Hillsborough County. ...more

November 10, 2007

AVON PARK –– Some people dream of sailing off into the sunset upon retirement, but only a few actually try it. Bill Stephenson spent 40 years in Vermont with his own agency as a manufacturer's representative selling agricultural and industrial machinery. His wife Mildred, affectionately known as Midge, had been his office manager. Upon retirement in 1995, they set sail. While on the Intracoastal, they lost an engine in Cocoa Beach. Some friends owned property at Lily Lake in Frostproof and invited them to stay there while their boat was being repaired that summer. "During that hiatus, we agreed that our age was beyond our ability to sail and then we got involved with the Union Congregation Church," Stephenson said. ...more

November 5, 2007

Residents in the Bay area could see lower electric bills next year. Progress Energy Florida and Tampa Electric, the two largest utilities in the Bay area, both said Tuesday they expect to pay less next year for natural gas, coal and other fuels they use to produce electricity and hope to pass the savings on to customers. ...more

September 5, 2007