Perhaps a typical Pasco County resident might stifle a yawn and glance for a moment or two at a notice of proposed property taxes before stashing the document in some file folder. ...more

August 20, 2008

Tropical Storm Fay should be filling up Tampa Bay Water's 15-billion gallon reservoir and drowning any chance of a regional water shortage next year. But the region won't get that one benefit from the storm's path because of another troubling miscue at Tampa Bay Water, the regional water supplier. ...more

August 19, 2008

Will the real University of South Florida Bulls please stand: Is it the team that began last season 6-0 and reached No. 2 in The Associated Press and BCS rankings? Or is it the team that stumbled to a 3-4 finish, including a 35-point blowout loss in the Sun Bowl? ...more

July 2, 2008

The end is getting close for Florida State coach Bobby Bowden. That we know. What we don't know is whether Bowden has enough time left on the sideline to return the Seminoles to the top of the polls, a place they once called home. After back-to-back 7-6 seasons, FSU has a long way to go to rejoin college football's elite. Here's a closer look at FSU entering the 2008 season: ...more

July 1, 2008

Mike Jenkins (University of South Florida), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (Tennessee State) and JoJo Clermond (Pittsburgh) are three Bay area athletes with their sights set on this month's NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. ...more

February 12, 2008

Adoption programs are coming into the open and to a mall near you. For the fifth year, The Heart Gallery of Tampa Bay is traveling to malls and other venues to draw attention to foster children awaiting adoption. ...more

February 10, 2008

Memo to: Ron Paul supporters Subject: Your e-mails Okay, enough is enough. Like every other journalist in America, and who knows, maybe the world or even the universe, I've been deluged with your letters and e-mails. So I've done as you asked and taken a closer look at your candidate. Here is what I've found: ...more

November 19, 2007

They can be seen hanging behind the counter at the minimart, those brightly colored phone cards for calling Latin America, Africa and Asia. Often they are the only reliable way for immigrants to stay in touch with their families. ...more

November 10, 2007

They searched 20,000 square miles around the Bahamas, but Coast Guard crews couldn't find Port Richey pilot Harris M. Sullivan or his hand-built aircraft. ...more

October 16, 2007

They searched 20,000 square miles around the Bahamas, but Coast Guard crews couldn't find Port Richey pilot Harris M. Sullivan or his hand-built aircraft. ...more

October 15, 2007