Crystal River, Florida -  This year we saw how a natural disaster could lead to a nuclear emergency. The earthquake and tsunami in Japan was a world away, but got everyone thinking about our own vulnerabilities here in the Tampa Bay area.  While the natural disasters are very different from one another, can the Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant handle the unthinkable, an historic direct hit from a category 5 hurricane with massive storm surge and high winds?

Jon Franke, Vice President of the Crystal River Nuclear Plant for Progress Energy tells us that "our license requires we are designed for the category 5 storm surge.  That places the base of the plant at 30.5 feet mean low water.  In addition, we have water tight doors which place the building's, umm, capable of withstanding wave heights even above that cat 5 hurricane storm surge which protects the basic equipment required to maintain the plant in a safe shutdown condition."

Inverness, FL -- An Inverness man was critically injured after being hit on his motorcycle while traveling east on State Road 44 on Monday, May 30.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, around 12:09 p.m., 77-year-old Ronald Hannon, of Inverness, was heading east on SR 44 in the left turn lane attempting to turn onto Croft Avenue.

Hannon turned left and into the path of 47-year-old Melvin Lowe's 2009 Honda motorcycle. Lowe's motorcycle hit the right rear of Hannon's 2005 Chevy sedan.

Inverness, FL -- A Junior Lifeguard Camp is now accepting new applications.

The camp is open to students 11-14 years of age. It will be held at Whispering Pines Park Pool on July 11 - July 16 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Applicants must be able to continuously swim the front crawl for 25 yards while breathing to the front or side, tread water for 1 minute using arms and legs, and submerge and swim a distance of 10 feet underwater.