The fishing forecast for the rest of the week won't be as good as the previous three days. That spectacular "bite" will now decrease in intensity and duration as it moves into the afternoon, but by Friday evening, it should pick back up and become the new early-evening bite. ...more

October 28, 2009

Texas health officials on Tuesday announced the first death of a U.S. resident with swine flu, and said she was a 33-year-old schoolteacher who had recently given birth to a healthy baby. ...more

May 6, 2009

If you noticed anything about Tuesday's weather, it likely was the blustery wind that rattled trees, made tumbleweeds out of litter and kicked up waves that made swimming and surfing a challenge. Winds clocked a steady 20 mph or more and played havoc with wildfires that broke out in the Bay area. Winds are expected to drop to about 10 mph this morning but will be strong enough to make temperatures feel like they are in the 30s. A quick warm-up is expected the rest of the week. ...more

April 8, 2009

The families of two missing boaters met with the sole survivor of a boating accident to find some answers. ...more

March 9, 2009

The week of the new moon has arrived, and weather forecasters are predicting a week of consistency; northerly winds at 5-10 mph, daily temperatures from a low of 45 to a high of 78 and a weak high pressure system to move through Central Florida tomorrow, which produces a dropping barometer on Tuesday and perhaps Wednesday. ...more

February 22, 2009

For the rest of the week, Pinellas will be peppered with more than 70,000 small fishy cakes containing rabies vaccine in an attempt to eradicate the disease in the county. ...more

February 4, 2009

Enjoy today's relatively balmy conditions while you can because the rest of the week will be downright frigid. ...more

February 3, 2009

For the Highlands County angler, there's good news and there's bad news, so which one do you want to read first? ...more

January 21, 2009

Garbage collections and closures on Monday, Jan. 19, Martin Luther King Day are as follows: ...more

January 17, 2009

Garbage collections and closures on Monday, Jan. 19, Martin Luther King Day are as follows: There will be no garbage pickup in Avon Park on Monday. Monday's pickup will move to Tuesday, Tuesday's pickup will move to Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will remain the same. ...more

January 16, 2009