Myanmar's junta, facing global outrage for spurning international assistance, appeared to relent Monday, saying it would allow its Asian neighbors to oversee the distribution of foreign relief to cyclone survivors. ...more

May 20, 2008

A U.S. plane ferried relief to Myanmar for the first time Monday to help nearly 2 million cyclone victims facing disease and starvation, but the U.N. chief criticized the military junta for its "unacceptably slow response." ...more

May 13, 2008

Steady rain Saturday night forced the postponement of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race until tonight, following the Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway. ...more

February 24, 2008

Eglin Air Force Base halted training flights for its F-15 pilots Thursday and investigators searched for the cause of a midair crash that killed one pilot and downed two jets over the Gulf of Mexico a day earlier. ...more

February 21, 2008

If Robinson freshman Devin Zinkosky was hoping to earn a spot on the school's varsity team next year, his mother and grandmother definitely did enough to convince football coach Mike DePue to put him on the team. ...more

February 14, 2008

A group of 17 endangered whooping cranes and four ultralight aircrafts is close to completing a 1,260-mile trip to Florida's Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge. ...more

January 28, 2008

Break out the umbrellas for rain, and the white flags for Tiger Woods. ...more

January 27, 2008

Expansion and remodeling of the Safety Harbor Library,101 Second St. N., will cost more than originally projected. Designers found the original 14-year-old roof, which leaks during periods of heavy rain, must be replaced, adding to the cost of the project. ...more

January 26, 2008

ZEPHYRHILLS – A line of thunderstorms marched slowly across the state Tuesday night and this morning, flooding areas on both coasts that saw more than half a foot of rain fell in a few hours. ...more

January 23, 2008

The forecast of lightning, heavy rain, hail and a tornado watch brought the Children's Gasparilla Parade to an abrupt halt late Saturday afternoon. At most, 25 of 150 floats and marching groups moved down the Bayshore Boulevard route before the parade was canceled. ...more

January 20, 2008