A group of scary-smart engineering students spent the past months cobbling together a 4-pound assembly of circuit boards, instruments, computers, batteries and barometer they will set loose today in hopes of reaching the thin edge of space 20 miles high. ...more

January 17, 2009

A group of scary-smart engineering students spent the past months cobbling together a 4-pound assembly of circuit boards, instruments, computers, batteries and barometer they will set loose Saturday in hopes of reaching the thin edge of space 20 miles high. ...more

January 15, 2009

Nervous berry growers in the Tampa area will probably catch a break this morning as temperatures over inland areas should remain above freezing. ...more

January 15, 2009

Penny Smith is well-known throughout the South Shore community, but she's especially popular this time of year. ...more

January 14, 2009

The lowest temperatures since Valentine's Day could settle over West Central Florida starting Wednesday night and last into the weekend as a parade of cold fronts ends our spell of warm weather. ...more

January 13, 2009

The lowest temperatures since Valentine's Day could settle over West Central Florida starting Wednesday night and last into the weekend as a parade of cold fronts ends our spell of warm weather. ...more

January 12, 2009

The first of a couple cold fronts looks to be washing toward the Tampa Bay area later today and overnight. Forecasters don't peg this one with bringing a huge drop in temperatures with the highs Monday and Tuesday maybe in the middle 60s. ...more

January 11, 2009

The potential approval of a household-waste landfill in southeastern Pasco County created a flurry of last-minute letter writing by environmental groups opposed to the proposal. ...more

January 10, 2009

The potential approval of a household-waste landfill south in eastern Pasco County created a flurry of last-minute letter writing by environmental groups opposed to the proposal. "This landfill represents an absolutely unacceptable risk to the region's water quality, not just in Pasco County, but throughout Tampa Bay and Florida's Nature Coast," Manley Fuller, president of the Florida Wildlife Federation said in a written statement. ...more

January 9, 2009

It's that time of year again when Girl Scouts head out in force to sell their famous cookies. ...more

January 8, 2009