The city has decided not to appeal a federal court judge's ruling that Bright House Networks didn't violate the law by switching local government stations to a higher tier in the cable line-up. Two years ago, Tampa and St. Petersburg filed companion lawsuits in U.S. District Court challenging the regional cable provider's decision to move public, education and government access, or PEG channels, from their existing spots on the dial. ...more

January 21, 2009

A 4,000-gallon fuel tank inside the Tampa Convention Center is at the center of a dispute between the city and county over whether the tank poses an environmental hazard. ...more

January 3, 2009

St. Petersburg's Chief Assistant City Attorney Mark Winn is scheduled to appear in court next month on his second DUI charge within two years, records show. ...more

November 22, 2008

City commissioners asked planning staff to tweak their proposed ordinance restricting big-box and chain store businesses from coming into the city so developers are made to feel more welcomed. ...more

October 4, 2008

The first female firefighter and paramedic for St. Petersburg has filed a federal lawsuit against the city charging gender discrimination. ...more

September 27, 2008

A woman who says she was the first female firefighter and paramedic for St. Petersburg has filed a federal lawsuit against the city charging gender discrimination. ...more

September 26, 2008

Most of the people who sat through Monday night's four-hour city Planning and Zoning Board meeting on the proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter never got a chance to speak on the controversial issue. ...more

September 23, 2008

Tarpon Springs city commissioners want to control where chain-store businesses and restaurants can locate within the city. ...more

September 6, 2008

Despite a demolition order and looming fines for its owner, the fate of the former Gary Adult High School appears to be as shaky as the remnants of the 95-year-old brick building itself. ...more

August 28, 2008

TAMPA - Despite a demolition order and looming fines for its owner, the fate of the former Gary Adult High School appears to be as shaky as the remnants of the 95-year-old brick building itself. ...more

August 27, 2008