A young oak tree in the front yard may be the first clue this 1,644-square-foot home on the Caloosa Greens Golf Course, is in one of the newer Sun City Center communities. ...more

October 22, 2008

Hurricane Norbert weakened to a Category 1 storm after it swept across Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula, tearing off roofs and forcing hundreds of people to flee their flooded homes. ...more

October 12, 2008

It turned a ragged section of U.S. 19, flanked by pawnshops, strip malls and derelict properties, into a corridor of lantana, palm trees and other flora. ...more

August 23, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay left behind a soggy but relieved Central Florida as the storm crawled across the state Tuesday toward an exit into the Atlantic Ocean. But forecasters warned that the storm isn't done with Florida yet, saying it could become a hurricane over water, curve left and make a second landfall north of Jacksonville. ...more

August 20, 2008

The National Hurricane Center has dropped all tropical storm warnings for Florida's west coast as Tropical Storm Fay meanders north northeast up the state. ...more

August 19, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay, now seen on radar images with a small but defined eye, has surprisingly maintained its strength as it crosses over Florida, according to National Hurricane Center forecasters. ...more

August 19, 2008

Traffic lights were swinging and palm trees bent under sustained 25 mph winds that gusted to 42 mph while rain pounded on area roofs thanks to Tropical Storm Fay, according to Highlands County Emergency Management Director Bill Nichols. ...more

August 19, 2008

Linda Markel awoke at 1 this morning and sat in her screened porch as Tropical Storm Fay approached. She listened to radio reports about the storm and smoked a few cigarettes as the winds whipped the nearby palm trees. The rain fell for hours and began to flood her parking lot. ...more

August 19, 2008

With driving rain and buffeting 50- to 60-mph winds, Tropical Storm Fay swept over Southwest Florida this morning. It set its sights on Emerald City, a tiny fishing hamlet that shrugged off the weather today, saying it has been worse. ...more

August 19, 2008

After the 2004 hurricane season, when Florida communities needed a place to dump tons of yard waste, the state agreed to let rural landowners spread up to two feet of chopped-up debris across their property without getting a permit for solid-waste disposal. ...more

August 15, 2008