President Bush got a firsthand look Tuesday at the fury that Hurricane Ike unleashed on the Gulf Coast. He was greeted by a virtual ghost town in Galveston, where Ike made landfall. Bush urged frustrated storm evacuees to keep it that way until local officials say it is safe to return. ...more

September 17, 2008

Dan Alatorre arrived at Blue Heron Vineyards at the crack of dawn, ripe with anticipation. ...more

September 17, 2008

PLANT CITY Two abandoned gasoline stations have attracted the scrutiny of the Plant City Code Enforcement Board. ...more

September 13, 2008

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

September 10, 2008

They called it the "Suchan Shuffle." It was just a silly little dance that meteorologist Chris Suchan did off-camera to kill time on the set at WBTV in Charlotte, N.C. ...more

September 10, 2008

The city of Tampa made an unsuccessful bid to get the 2008 GOP National Convention a couple of years ago, and though no one is saying it was a deal killer, the fact that it would be in the peak of hurricane season was certainly a factor in our rejection. ...more

September 9, 2008

The King Air climbed into the sky over the cypress and black gum trees in the Pearl River delta at the Mississippi-Louisiana border, and left behind a swampland thrashed and washed over by Hurricane Gustav's storm surge. ...more

September 7, 2008

As State Education Commissioner Eric Smith recommends making up missed school days due to Tropical Storm Fay, Superintendent Wally Cox is waiting for the hurricane season to settle before making any makeup day decisions. ...more

September 7, 2008

For those who live in its path, hurricane season stirs up anxiety even before devastating winds and rains hit land. ...more

September 7, 2008

Hurricane Ike could yo-yo in strength the next few days but arrive as a Category 3 storm not far from the Florida shore by Tuesday afternoon. ...more

September 5, 2008