Alongside the daily grind of armed robberies, missing persons and domestic violence calls, add a case of tree poisoning to the plate of the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say that sometime between August and September someone came onto private property on Pheasant Drive in Mulberry, drilled holes in several trees and plugged the holes with something. ...more

December 3, 2009

It might be acceptable for adults at the gym, in road races and in triathlons. But high school girls in sports bras and boys with bare chests violate the dress code of Hillsborough County's public schools and officials are once again attempting to enforce the rule - no matter how hot it is. ...more

November 5, 2009

A law meant to protect the voting rights of deployed troops and other Americans overseas is forcing at least a dozen states to consider holding primaries earlier or to negotiate another plan federal officials will accept. ...more

November 2, 2009

After six straight months of double-digit declines, U.S. video game sales finally saw an improvement in September. ...more

October 26, 2009

The board of trustees of Glades Electric Cooperative (GEC) has unanimously voted at their August and September meetings to immediately pass along to members 100 percent of the fuel savings from GEC's power provider - Seminole Electric. ...more

September 27, 2009

Controlled burns are scheduled for August and September on protected lands in Pasco and Hernando counties. ...more

July 30, 2009

Not only did Carlos Pena soldier through a torn muscle in 2008, he played his best baseball after the injury, writes Joe Henderson. ...more

March 24, 2009

Evan Longoria made the bus trip down here Sunday, the third consecutive spring training road game in which he has appeared. He even made the dreaded haul across the state to Jupiter last week. ...more

March 8, 2009

Fewer passengers flew from Tampa International Airport in October than the year before, but the decline was not as steep as in August and September - thanks in part to the Tampa Bay Rays' extended season. ...more

November 15, 2008

TAMPA - Fewer passengers flew from Tampa International Airport in October than the year before, but the decline was not as steep as in August and September — thanks in part to the Tampa Bay Rays' extended season. "It definitely shows that we did get a surge in passengers as a result of the Tampa Bay Rays going all the way to the World Series," airport director Louis Miller said. ...more

November 14, 2008