TAMPA Local electric companies said very few customers experienced power outages as Tropical Storm Fay bypassed the Bay area. ...more

August 19, 2008

TRINITY -- Happy tails to you. Pet rescue group Heidi's Legacy has recruited some area volunteers to give rescued dogs temporary foster homes. They hope to sign up more people to help with what the group calls their "fur babies." ...more

July 30, 2008

A Wednesday night thunderstorm had an even greater impact than just drenching a good part of south Hillsborough. About 1,100 Tampa Electric Co. customers lost power for a portion of the evening after a circuit went out in the Gibsonton substation, said Rick Morera, TECO's senior spokesman. ...more

July 10, 2008

TAMPA - Tampa Electric Co. has restored power to about 1,000 Davis Islands customers, spokesman Rick Morera said. The customers lost power about 11:50 p.m., Morera said. ...more

July 2, 2008

Terry Neal is passionate about his neighborhood and its river, streets and trees. ...more

July 2, 2008

Work crews were busy last week installing and replacing power poles along U.S. 301 between Symmes and Rhodine roads. ...more

June 25, 2008

Terry Neal is passionate about his neighborhood and its river, streets and trees. ...more

June 25, 2008

Customers of Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas could see rate increases of 9 percent to 10 percent starting next spring, the parent company of both utilities said Thursday. ...more

June 13, 2008

About 1,000 customers on Davis Islands found themselves without power for a few hours this morning. A couple of circuits had a problem about 10:40 a.m., Tampa Electric spokesman Rick Morera said, causing the power outage. All but 500 customers were back online by 12:30 p.m., he said. Morera expected the rest of the power to be restored by 1:30 p.m. ...more

May 27, 2008

A resident opposed to a gigantic power line corridor looming over her rural neighborhood has taken her fight to YouTube. ...more

May 10, 2008