LAND O' LAKES - Since age 7, Sunlake High School sophomore Hunter Morera has enjoyed coming up with ideas for new inventions. Now, at the ripe age of 16, he's ready to pitch one of his creations to the world. ...more

November 16, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Since age 7, Sunlake High School sophomore Hunter Morera has enjoyed coming up with ideas for new inventions. Now, at the ripe age of 16, he is ready to "pitch" one of his creations to the world. ...more

November 13, 2009

Residents working to save a Seffner forest and the eagles that inhabit it have gotten a two-year reprieve from Tampa Electric Co. ...more

October 28, 2009

The County Center has been closed because of a power outage. Willie Puz, spokesman for Hillsborough County, said all 1,500 employees were sent home at noon today and that the problem is being investigated. Rick Morera, spokesman for Tampa Electric Co., said it appears there is internal problem with the building. ...more

September 24, 2009

Don't worry if you see a low-flying helicopter near power lines, poles or towers Thursday. The helicopters will be collecting topographic data for Tampa Electric Co. TECO is mapping transmission circuits in rights-of-way from power plants in south Hillsborough County to Lutz, company spokesman Rick Morera said. ...more

May 27, 2009

All lanes of North Dale Mabry Highway are expected to be open in time for rush hour traffic this morning. ...more

May 26, 2009

A man that investigators say used fake Tampa Electric Co. identification to get Hillsborough County residents to pay him their bills has been sentenced to five years in prison, according to Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay. ...more

March 10, 2009

A cloud of coal dust gushed from the smokestack at Tampa Electric's Big Bend Power Plant on Wednesday after one of its coal-fired units unexpectedly went offline, TECO officials said. ...more

February 12, 2009

A cloud of coal dust gushed from the smokestack at Tampa Electric's Big Bend Power Plant this afternoon after one of its coal-fired units unexpectedly went offline, TECO officials said. ...more

February 11, 2009

An underground circuit went out, causing a power outage to about 1,388 Tampa Electric Co. customers on Harbour Island, TECO Rick Morera said. ...more

January 30, 2009