By Friday afternoon, the Alafia river had risen 23 feet — 4 feet higher than what’s designated as major flooding, and the ...

They were renting his sister’s house on the Alafia River and had heard the warnings about storm surge. But Maiorana had to work late Thursday at his job in a grocery store and, by then ...

LITHIA — How hard could it be? The plan was to take the mountain bike out of the garage, pump up the tires and head to Alafia River State Park in eastern Hillsborough County. The park has some ...