A longtime city council agenda item was approved Monday concerning an agreement between city officials and the Enrichment Center Inc. to open a new disaster shelter and renovate a city-owned structure. ...more

November 3, 2009

Miami and St. Petersburg will select new mayors Tuesday with the candidates disagreeing over economic plans for their respective cities and the construction of stadiums for baseball's Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays. ...more

November 1, 2009

A pair of suicide car bombings today devastated the heart of Iraq's capital, killing at least 147 people in the country's deadliest attack in more than two years. The bombs targeted two government buildings and called into question Iraq's ability to protect its people as U.S. forces withdraw. ...more

October 25, 2009

Police say former Washington Mayor Marion Barry has been arrested and charged with stalking a woman. ...more

July 5, 2009

Not ostrich feed. Not even stadium skyboxes. Neither Republicans nor Democrats suggested repealing a single sales tax exemption at Monday's meeting of the state House Finance and Tax Council, which ended in a fury of partisan finger-pointing when chairwoman Ellyn Bogdanoff abruptly cut off discussion. ...more

March 17, 2009

The Avon Park City Council voted after a public hearing Monday night to meet once a month. ...more

March 11, 2009

Tampa's firefighters will receive a 2.5 percent cost-of-living raise this year as well as an additional 3.5 percent step plan increase for those who qualify. ...more

March 6, 2009

The mayor of a small Southern California city who was criticized for sending an e-mail showing watermelons in front of the White House says he will give up the mayoral post but remain on the City Council. ...more

February 27, 2009

Armed with graph after graph showing improvements in the police department's performance, St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon this afternoon tried to beat back the impression among some city council members that St. Petersburg has become less safe. ...more

February 5, 2009

The city will look to experts at the University of Florida to help in the first step toward a blueprint for the city's future. ...more

February 4, 2009