Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan tonight, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American forces in 18 months. ...more

December 1, 2009

Finally, I think it might be safe to say that anglers can expect constant fishing factors that are more favorable than unfavorable; the wind seems to be mostly from a northerly direction and between 10-18 mph on the water, and the water temperatures exactly where fish feed best at, and more often. ...more

November 9, 2009

The fishing forecast for the rest of the week won't be as good as the previous three days. That spectacular "bite" will now decrease in intensity and duration as it moves into the afternoon, but by Friday evening, it should pick back up and become the new early-evening bite. ...more

October 28, 2009

Law enforcement pays closer attention to sex offenders on Halloween. They're doing so not only to protect children from predators, but possibly predators from the public. ...more

October 28, 2009

About 3,500 customers in Polk County now have power, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said Sunday night. ...more

October 25, 2009

The three branches of the Highlands County Library, in Sebring, Avon Park and Lake Placid, have extended early evening and Saturday afternoon hours. ...more

October 27, 2008

Following Saturday night's game, a reporter mentioned to Matt Garza that it was a good thing the Rays won Game 2, since going to Fenway Park down 2-0 to face Jon Lester might not have been very pleasant for Tampa Bay. ...more

October 13, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay is expected to skirt Tampa as it rolls through the center of the state this afternoon, but officials warn that it will bring lots of wind and rain, and residents should remain alert. ...more

August 18, 2008

A line of severe thunderstorms moving northwest toward the Gulf of Mexico this afternoon has dumped at least 2 inches of rain — and golf ball-sized chunks of hail — in some parts of Hillsborough County, forecasters with the National Weather Service said. ...more

July 6, 2008

A team of underwater explorers has found the remains of HMS Ontario, a 22-gun British warship that sank in a storm on the southern shore of Lake Ontario during the last years of the American Revolution. ...more

June 14, 2008