Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday that mankind's "insatiable consumption" has scarred the Earth and squandered its resources, telling followers that taking care of the planet is vital to humanity. ...more

July 18, 2008

The recent rains might make it a little easier for you to float a boat in some of the lakes, but for lakes Verona and Lotela, the ways in and out of the lakes have literally been washed away. ...more

July 12, 2008

Hernando County is defying the averages - but not in a good way. The Tampa region has been drenched with rain compared with last year and has recorded above-normal precipitation in five of the past six months. ...more

July 7, 2008

Hernando County is defying the averages - but not in a good way. The Tampa region has been drenched with rain compared to last year and has recorded above-normal precipitation in five of the last six months. ...more

July 3, 2008

Just like a little success or winning makes a lot of problems go away, the same holds true when the rains finally come to a drought-stricken area. ...more

July 3, 2008

RAINFALL AVERAGES HIGHER THAN NORMAL IN PINELLAS, HILLSBOROUGH, SUMTER COUNTIES ...more

July 2, 2008

WIMAUMA - Hillsborough officials have closed the County Road 579 bridge over the Little Manatee River because a routine inspection turned up two rotting supports. The other 22 wooden pilings must be inspected and repairs completed before the bridge can reopen, county spokesman Patrick Murray said Monday. That's expected to take at least two months. ...more

June 27, 2008

SEBRING — There will be no swimming at the city pier until a dredge hole is filled where a drowning took place Saturday, City Manager Bob Hoffman said Thursday. Highlands County Environmental Health Director Frank Kruppa, who grants public bathing permits, has closed swimming at the beach "until further notice," Hoffman said. On Saturday, Bobby Clark, 23, developed a cramp and drowned while swimming over the hole. The beach was cordoned off by police tape on Monday. ...more

June 12, 2008

A quake-formed lake continued to swell Monday even though soldiers used dynamite and anti-tank weapons to blow up boulders in a diversion channel to try to speed its drainage. ...more

June 10, 2008

Wicked weekend storms pounded the country from the Midwest to the East Coast, forcing hundreds of people to flee flooded communities, spawning tornadoes that tore up houses and killing at least eight people. ...more

June 9, 2008