Almost 10 years ago, the 21st century dawned with fear and expectancy. Warned of computer shutdowns when the clocked ticked to 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2000, some stockpiled emergency supplies in case the world needed rebooting. We were laughing at ourselves by noon, but mirth ended Sept. 11, 2001. ...more

November 6, 2009

Inside the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Sunday, no one needed to be told that after three years of cramming, test time had finally come. ...more

September 1, 2008

An unsettling sense of the past repeating itself pervaded this city Wednesday as Gustav crept this way through the Caribbean, two days before Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary. ...more

August 28, 2008

Rescue squads and military helicopters raced to find 11 people missing after an earthquake in mountainous northern Japan sent hillsides crashing down Saturday, killing at least six and injuring more than 140. ...more

June 15, 2008

"Hurricane Complacency" are two words that just never will go together, Pasco County emergency officials say. ...more

June 4, 2008