A Tampa International Airport noise flight track report showed jets making an approach to the airport from the south, after making a 180 degree turn near MacDill Air Force Base from their southbound and downwind leg, are in compliance with air traffic standards. ...more

November 7, 2008

It's official: A chemical plant at the edge of a Tampa neighborhood stinks. ...more

October 26, 2008

People the Tarpon Springs City Commission pays to advise its members on land use matters are warning commissioners against declaring the city's 2005 development order with Wal-Mart no longer valid. Will commissioners listen? ...more

October 11, 2008

Budget cuts have forced Hillsborough County Animal Services to reduce the hours its animal surrender gate will be open for people who want to give up their pets. ...more

September 27, 2008

Hillsborough County budget cuts have forced Animal Services to reduce the hours its animal surrender gate will be open for residents who want to give up their pets. ...more

September 25, 2008

The St. Petersburg City Council approved last week a $7.50 increase in overtime parking fees, the first increase in parking fines in more than 10 years, officials said. ...more

September 22, 2008

PLANT CITY Two abandoned gasoline stations have attracted the scrutiny of the Plant City Code Enforcement Board. ...more

September 13, 2008

Allstate Corp. has agreed to lower home insurance rates in Florida more than 5 percent in the next 30 days and add 100,000 homeowner policies in the next three years under a settlement with state regulators announced late today. ...more

August 15, 2008

TAMPA - The corporation that owns an ammonia pipeline that ruptured last year in Riverview didn't respond properly to the situation and should pay nearly $400,000 in fines, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. The corporation has filed an appeal and has until about Aug. 1 to get into compliance, its manager said. ...more

July 8, 2008

TAMPA - The University of South Florida St. Petersburg's academic standing has been put on probation by its accreditor. ...more

June 27, 2008