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 |

Floridians' attention may shift from Tropical Storm Hanna to Tropical Storm Ike if forecasts from the National Hurricane Center hold. ...more

September 3, 2008 |

Terrible luck involving two storms, particularly Hurricane Gustav, threatens to distract America from a Republican National Convention in which John McCain hopes to convince voters he's the one ready to lead the nation. ...more

August 31, 2008 |

After spending most of Tuesday and early this morning flogging Haiti, Hurricane Gustav has started a slow movement away from the island and across the Windward Passage toward Cuba. ...more

August 27, 2008 |

The lingering tropical moisture that will spark thunderstorms this afternoon over the Tampa Bay area should be the last effects of Tropical Storm Fay. ...more

August 24, 2008 |

Tropical Storm Fay hobbled across northern Florida today as the state's death toll related to the storm rose to seven. The storm, which has never reached hurricane status, nevertheless dumped huge amounts of rain in some parts of Florida, particularly the low-lying central Atlantic coast regions. ...more

August 22, 2008 |

BRADENTON - A Bradenton man was arrested on a DUI charge after he rammed into the passenger side of a stopped Bradenton Police Department patrol car at about 10 a.m. today. ...more

August 20, 2008 |

Neither County officials nor the National Weather Service knows exactly what to expect from Tropical Storm Fay. ...more

August 18, 2008 |

Public schools throughout Highlands County will be closed Tuesday as the county braces for Tropical Storm Fay. Two of those schools, including Woodlawn Elementary in Sebring and Lake Placid High School, will be activated at 6 p.m. Monday as hurricane shelters, Highlands County Emergency Operations director Bill Nichols said Sunday. The county will also open the Avon Park Recreational Center for shelter. The County Board of Commissioners will hold an emergency meeting at 8 a.m. Monday to decide if other county services will be halted Tuesday, when Fay is expected to pass through Highlands County. National Weather Service projections indicate that the eye will go over Hardee County. ...more

August 17, 2008 |

With Tropical Storm Fay eyeing Florida, Gov. Charlie Crist today declared a state of emergency. "This storm imposes a threat to the state of Florida," Crist said, urging residents to pay attention to forecasts and official warnings. ...more

August 16, 2008 |