As of Friday, the Tampa Bay area will have its toughest-ever water restrictions, courtesy of Tuesday's unanimous vote by the Southwest Florida Water Management District's governing board. ...more

March 31, 2009

An attorney for condemned killer Joseph Smith is asking the Florida Supreme Court to overturn his death sentence. Smith was sentenced to death for killing 11-year-old Carlie Brucia in 2004. His abduction of the middle school student was captured on security cameras and broadcast nationwide. ...more

January 7, 2009

The cost of building or renovating a house, condo, subdivision or business in the city is going to get more expensive in the next two years. ...more

October 16, 2008

A mother who was videotaped spraying her young daughter with a high-pressure water hose at an Orlando carwash has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery. ...more

September 24, 2008

Ruskin is pulling together for one of its own, a teenage girl severely beaten and unable to walk, breathe or swallow on her own. ...more

August 12, 2008

The community of Ruskin is pulling together for one of its own, a teenage girl who was severely beaten and now is blind and unable to walk, breathe or swallow on her own. ...more

August 11, 2008

A local business is stepping up to help the family of a recently slain firefighter. ...more

August 6, 2008

A local business is stepping up to help the family of a recently killed firefighter. ...more

August 6, 2008

Floodwaters that wreaked havoc along Illinois and Iowa rivers poured into the Mississippi on Tuesday, creating a torrent of water that threatens to spread the misery to historic riverside towns on the way to St. Louis and beyond. ...more

June 18, 2008

A soon-to-open gym at 17765 Gunn Highway wants to operate 24 hours a day. ...more

June 7, 2008