Since he committed to Florida State in June, quarterback E.J. Manuel has remained in steady contact with FSU offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher. Manuel and Fisher have a lot in common. ...more

January 9, 2008

After more than a year of setbacks that saw a proposed monument for war veterans lose its preferred location and then its high-profile artist, a committee dedicated to the project said it will again gain momentum in 2008. ...more

December 26, 2007

Share your photos of the flyover ramp being built at the Bruce B. Downs Boulevard/Interstate 75 interchange. The project, which will ease access to southbound I-75 from southbound Bruce B. Downs, is planned for completion next year. We would like to see your photos as the project takes shape. Click on the centerpiece image at Northeast.tbo.com and upload your pictures to the photo gallery. For assistance, contact online community producer Kenneth Knight at kknight@tampatrib.com. ...more

December 21, 2007

TAMPA – Motorists leaving Tampa International Airport will have to wait one more day to get a quicker route to Interstate 275. ...more

December 21, 2007

Just in time for the holidays, motorists leaving Tampa International Airport will get a quicker route to Interstate 275. ...more

December 20, 2007

The statistics are staggering - and, after awhile, the headlines lose meaning. ...more

November 17, 2007

The statistics are staggering - and, after awhile, the headlines lose meaning. ...more

November 15, 2007

SEBRING — Hiring a new administrator, the county's chief executive, won't be the only major change in 2008 for Highlands County government. By the end of February, four months before Administrator Carl Cool retires, the county commissioners plan to fill the four new executive positions which they recently created. By unanimous vote on Tuesday, the commissioners agreed to immediately launch the hiring process for the four new "division director" positions. Having four division directors supervise the county's 19 department heads and report directly to the administrator is the centerpiece of the commissioners' No. 1 goal, set back in January, of making county government more efficient. The county will advertise to fill three of the positions — directors of the public safety, public works and community services divisions — immediately. Candidates will be sought locally, statewide and nationally. Rick Helms, the assistant county administrator, has already been picked for the fourth position, assistant county administrator/director of administrative services. For several weeks, commissioners had been considering two options: hiring the division directors as soon as possible, or letting the new county administrator pick the division directors after he or she starts on July 1. ...more

November 7, 2007

Seven years ago, 13-year-old Lauren Nelson and a few friends entered an Internet chat room during a sleepover. Within a week, an online predator was e-mailing one of them lurid photos. ...more

October 4, 2007

Liza Minnelli is on the telephone, calling from New York, New York. She's also on the computer screen, singing 'New York, New York' onstage with Luciano Pavarotti in a concert in Italy. ...more

October 4, 2007