Heated e-mails were exchanged this weekend between the critics and author of a plan designed to boost Hernando County's economy. ...more

March 2, 2009

A former Blake High School custodian faces up to life imprisonment after a jury convicted him today of murdering his ex-girlfriend in October 2007. ...more

February 19, 2009

Just as Illinois was moving past the agony and embarrassment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's ousting, the fellow Democrat whom Blagojevich appointed to the U.S. Senate was hearing calls for his own resignation Sunday amid allegations he lied to legislators. ...more

February 16, 2009

When it was learned that a Hernando County public school student had been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, the Hernando County Health Department acted swiftly and prudently to warn the parents of students at the school and others in close contact with the youngster. ...more

February 12, 2009

President Barack Obama hailed the Senate's passage of a massive economic rescue plan on Tuesday but warned that there's more work to do as lawmakers begin difficult talks on a final deal. ...more

February 10, 2009

School Superintendent Wayne Alexander has tendered his resignation, citing the need to return to Connecticut to be with his family. ...more

February 5, 2009

The football event of the season has been canceled. No, not the one at Raymond James Stadium. The one with scantily clad women playing tackle football at Caliente Spa and Resort, a clothing-optional community. The Lingerie Bowl has been officially canceled, Stephon McMillen, a spokesman for the Lingerie Football League, announced Sunday in an e-mail. ...more

January 26, 2009

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers today announced that they have dismissed head coach Jon Gruden and general manager Bruce Allen, according a two-paragraph release on the Bucs' Web site. ...more

January 16, 2009

After weeks of vehement opposition, the principal of Coleman Middle School on Friday turned down a proposal to place a cell phone tower on the South Tampa campus. ...more

January 10, 2009

As expected, Nature Coast High School Technical High School band director Timothy Brightbill resigned Friday. ...more

January 10, 2009