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Jack Parrish is one of those rare people who actually looks forward to hurricanes. Only he does it at 30,000 feet in the air. Parrish gets to ride on NOAA's "hurricane hunter" planes into the center of the storms.

Divers have searched for the Scottish Chief for years, calling it the "elusive boat." But they mystery of what happened to the wooden rear-wheel steamship has been solved. Divers from the Florida Aquarium have found the vessel sitting on the bottom of the Hillsborough River, near where it empties into Tampa Bay.

The unemployment rate for disabled workers is much higher than the overall national rate. But there are benefits to businesses that hire disabled workers.

More than a hundred people gathered in Ybor City to protest planned climate change legislation in Congress that would include carbon caps.

Thousands of police officers from around the state converged on St. Timothy Catholic Church in Lutz to pay their respects to Cpl. Mike Roberts. He was gunned down last week while trying to apprehend a man who was carrying three pistols and an assault rifle in a shopping cart.

State officials say the H1N1 virus has been linked to 48 deaths in Florida. While drug companies are working on a vaccine, some doctors say there may be risks associated with those flu shots.

A planned nuclear reactor just north of Crystal River took one step closer toward being built, when state planners gave it their stamp of approval.

A unique car-sharing program is coming to the USF Tampa Campus. Students can rent a car for as short as an hour.

Sarasota lures the Baltimore Orioles for spring training after losing the Cincinnati Reds.

The search for a new chancellor to oversee Florida's university system has narrowed to four men. It includes a former Lieutenant Governor and a chief of staff for a former Florida Speaker of the House.