A tornado watch is in effect for Highlands County and for much of the state of Florida. ...more

November 30, 2008

Florida State was history, a 45-15 victim Saturday evening, and the Florida Gators - with a combination of talent and chemistry that has been steadily building like an avalanche - stood together on the wet, sloppy turf of Doak Campbell Stadium. They were posing for pictures, acknowledging fans and singing a heartfelt (if off-key) rendition of the school fight song. ...more

November 30, 2008

Michael Letzig birdied three of the final six holes Saturday for a 2-under 70 that gave him the lead in the Ginn sur Mer Classic when Ryan Palmer found water on the final hole. ...more

November 2, 2008

Police today released the identity of a man who was killed by an out-of-control car Sunday afternoon while he was taking cover from the rain in a bus shelter. ...more

October 6, 2008

A car driving through heavy rain in Clearwater on Sunday afternoon hydroplaned and crashed into a public bus shelter, killing a pedestrian, police said. ...more

October 5, 2008

A tropical disturbance went through another day today without becoming more organized but continued to dump rain over Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. An Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft flew through the disturbance today and found no center of circulation. A flight on Sunday also failed to turn up an eye. The disturbance has hovered in the area of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola since Saturday. ...more

September 23, 2008

Steady rain that began Friday night and expectations that it would continue through today with Tropical Storm Hanna moving in forced NASCAR to postpone tonight's Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway. ...more

September 6, 2008

Tropical Storm Hanna cruised toward the Carolinas on Friday, forecast to hit land overnight and promising to deliver gusty winds and heavy rain during a dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could wash out the weekend for millions of people. ...more

September 6, 2008

Perhaps there are many others who did just as we should have this past weekend and early days of the week in getting ready for what could have been a hurricane. I took down and put away anything that could have become a projectile and basically cleaned up my back yard, which was in great need of being cleaned up. But just as we are a bit angry at the work we put into getting ready for what turned out to be not much more than some rather heavy rain showers, we are just as thankful for all the rain Tropical Storm Fay dumped onto our lawns and lakes. ...more

August 29, 2008

Just last week, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden was lamenting the fact that his team had yet to endure one of those suffocating, shirt-soaking Tallahassee heat waves. ...more

August 29, 2008