An air pollution advisory is in effect for Hillsborough County until Wednesday. ...more

May 6, 2008

When "Dexter" debuted on CBS, the American people were promised that it would be "scheduled responsibly in the last hour of prime time." These are the very words of the CBS Network executives. But their words are no longer true. As you know, CBS is planning to air back-to-back episodes of "Dexter" this Sunday, with the first episode airing as early as 9 p.m. on the east and west coast and 8 p.m. in the central and mountain time zones! It is the height of irresponsibility for CBS to schedule this intensely violent, premium-cable series so early in evening when millions of impressionable - and easily frightened - children are still awake and watching television. You've had time to see for yourself just how gruesome and disturbing "Dexter" is, and how grossly inappropriate this series is for the broadcast medium. I urge you to do the responsible thing by pulling this Sunday's airings of "Dexter." ...more

May 3, 2008

LOS ANGELES - Authorities say the West Coast of the United States is not at risk for a tsunami after a strong earthquake struck off Sumatra Island in Indonesia. ...more

February 25, 2008

SEBRING – West Coast Furniture Gallery owner Millie Havlock got into consignments last year and is glad she did. "It really has helped us tremendously," Havlock said. "It has brought us through the summer." "We have had wonderful people and the quality has been marvelous." Due to an economy that Havlock described as "lousy'' the furniture business has been tough. West Coast, located at 5535 U.S. 27 S., began handling consignments in May of last year. More than 100 items have been sold since then, Havlock said. ...more

February 3, 2008

The sperm whale that washed up on Fort DeSoto Park in Pinellas County was emaciated and chronically ill, according to a necropsy on the 15-ton mammal. ...more

January 2, 2008

When Brucie Klay Boonstoppel had twins four years ago, she couldn't figure out a way to keep the pacifier in son Harrison's mouth. ...more

December 26, 2007

The Coast Guard is looking for a 69-year-old man off the west coast of Florida. His sailboat, the Tranquility, was found by a fishing boat about 65 miles west of Johns Pass about 3 p.m. Thursday. ...more

October 19, 2007

Harnessing the wind has long been a passion of humans, from the first sailing vessels used for exploration to devices that now pull a single human along just for fun. ...more

October 3, 2007

Kiteboarding is catching on along Florida's west coast, where the wind always blows. Even if it's not that strong, the wind can tug kiteboarders aloft from Egmont Key to Dunedin. Boarders plunk down an average $2,000 for the board, rigging and kites that look like small parasails and use the free breeze to pull them through the surf and a couple of feet into the air over the waves. ...more

October 2, 2007