Gas prices across Florida remained stagnant last week and could remain steady through the Thanksgiving travel period. ...more

November 24, 2009

Experiments with electric propulsion have been around nearly as long as the dawn of the car industry in the early 1900s, a Progress Energy expert Mike Waters told Pasco county commissioners at a Tuesday workshop. It wasn't until the 1920s when cheap gasoline led to total dominance of the market by the internal combustion engine. ...more

November 14, 2009

The price of gasoline in Florida rose by nearly a dime a gallon this past week, possibly propelled by a rise in wholesale prices since late July. ...more

August 11, 2009

Crude oil prices have fallen to new lows for this year. So you'd think gas prices would sink right along with them. ...more

February 15, 2009

War is what it took to stop the slide in gas prices. The ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza caused crude oil to increase by $9 per barrel for fear it could disrupt the flow of oil from the Middle East, according to AAA Auto Club South. ...more

January 5, 2009

It's Cold Up Here We were checking the temperature at Ruskin, near Kings Point where we spent some winters, and noted that on Dec. 20 at 12:50 pm, the temperature was 65 degrees F. The temperature in North York, Ontario, was just under 7 degrees. Oh lucky you! ...more

December 24, 2008

Hey, did you hear? Santa Claus is laying off Rudolph after the big night. ...more

December 21, 2008

A powerful grouping of Florida's convention and visitors bureaus has picked up the slogan. ...more

December 18, 2008

Crude oil dropped to $40 a barrel Friday, a change likely triggered by recent reports of widespread job losses, according to AAA Auto Club South. ...more

December 8, 2008

The state and national averages for a gallon of gas dropped by 10 cents during the last seven days. ...more

November 30, 2008