If you expect to use the cover of darkness to sidestep water restrictions in St. Petersburg, forget it. Water cops will begin prowling city streets at night to enforce the once-weekly sprinkling rules. ...more

March 12, 2009

Hernando-Pasco Hospice (HPH) invites anyone who is grieving the loss of someone who died to attend a supportive remembrance service hosted by the agency's chaplains and bereavement counselors. The inter-faith services are intended to recall and celebrate the lives of those who have gone from our sight, but not from our hearts. ...more

March 12, 2009

Tampa Electric announced this morning plans to buy electricity from a solar power plant that will be built on a 200 to 400 acre site in Polk County. ...more

March 9, 2009

Tampa Electric customers hit with a big increase in their electricity fuel charges last month may see that charge rescinded. ...more

February 28, 2009

Electric customers who were hit with a big increase in their electricity fuel charges last month may see most of that charge rescinded. On Friday, Tampa Electric announced it will ask the Florida Public Service Commission for permission to lower the fuel charge on its customers' bills starting in May. ...more

February 27, 2009

With the region in the throes of a nearly three-year drought, water regulators said Tuesday they want to wring every last drop from current restrictions and boost conservation before imposing tougher rules - "the last bullet in our holster." ...more

February 25, 2009

Water regulators today decided to give current restrictions a chance before tightening rules further. ...more

February 24, 2009

Tougher water restrictions may be on the way as drought tightens its grip on the Tampa Bay region and the calendar marches closer to the driest months of the year. ...more

February 24, 2009

Tougher water restrictions may be on the way as drought tightens its grip on the Tampa Bay region and the calendar marches closer to the driest months of the year. ...more

February 23, 2009

Brush fires have popped up in several places around the Tampa Bay area, sparked by windy and dry weather conditions. ...more

February 20, 2009