No one expects 13-year-olds to have their whole lives plotted out. Then again, it's an age where childhood starts to give way as adulthood makes its gradual introduction. Before you or they know it, 13 becomes 16, then 18, then 21 and on to the rest of their lives. ...more

December 11, 2009

TAMPA -- An approaching cold front will boost the chance for rain this afternoon, especially north of the Tampa Bay area, and bring some raw, chilly weather on Thursday. Think chilly, windy, dank and maybe even rainy, with the highest temperatures well before sunrise. ...more

December 9, 2009

Some sun may poke through the clouds this afternoon, but overcast skies will be more the norm through the workweek with the sun coming out occasionally. ...more

December 7, 2009

The St. Petersburg parade scheduled for 10 a.m. today will take place despite the soggy weather, but parade officials do expect a 45 minute start delay, according to St. Pete Police spokeswoman Val Crews. ...more

December 5, 2009

The Tampa Bay area is under a flood watch today and Saturday, with soggy, soaked and saturated conditions expected to inundate West Central Florida. The chance of rain today? One hundred percent today; 90 percent tonight. ...more

December 4, 2009

The line of squalls that swept through the region Wednesday knocked down a few trees and whipped up some gusty winds but left little damage overall. ...more

December 3, 2009

West Central Florida could be in for a soggy couple of days Wednesday and Friday and faces the threat of strong storms and possible tornadoes as a cold front sweeps into the region. ...more

December 1, 2009

The University Area Development Corp. will sponsor its fourth annual Confetti Celebration to raise money for programs serving children and families in the University Area. ...more

November 11, 2009

The first hurricane or tropical storm in 14 years to reach the Gulf during November should bring some rain, increased wind and a chance of tornadoes to the Tampa Bay area as it crosses Florida. ...more

November 9, 2009

Inhaling some fuel from the warm Caribbean Sea, Ida strengthened into hurricane late Saturday that is bound for the central Gulf by later this week, where forecasters expect the storm to make a fishhook fairly close to land that would leave it about 170 miles west of Tampa on Thursday. ...more

November 8, 2009