TAMPA - The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA has named Kathy Rabon as its new vice president-chief development officer. ...more

January 2, 2008

On the same day they cleared Google's purchase of online advertiser DoubleClick, federal regulators said industry needs to be more transparent about how consumers' Web-surfing habits are tracked. ...more

December 21, 2007

Lt. Col. John T. Czernis was appointed director of the Florida Highway Patrol today. ...more

December 3, 2007

When Jeff Rainey took over Hillsborough Kids Inc. in 2005, the private agency was responsible for more than 5,000 abused and neglected children in Hillsborough County. ...more

November 10, 2007

The Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of F-15 fighter jets amid serious safety concerns after a crash in Missouri on Friday. Officials think the aging plane may have disintegrated in the air. ...more

November 6, 2007

Israel began cutting vital fuel shipments to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, following through on a promise to step up pressure on the territory's Hamas rulers after months of Palestinian rocket attacks. ...more

October 29, 2007

The homeland security chief on Saturday tore into his employees for staging a phony news conference at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...more

October 28, 2007

City health officials took steps last week toward opening the nation's first legal safe-injection room, where addicts could shoot up heroin, cocaine and other drugs under the supervision of nurses. ...more

October 21, 2007

LAKE PLACID — By any standard, Ronald Grimming's credentials are impressive. He was the deputy director of the Illinois Highway Patrol, and he commanded the Florida Highway Patrol as well. ...more

October 17, 2007

La Nina conditions are developing in the Pacific Ocean, and that cooling of waters generally brings a more active Atlantic hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. ...more

September 7, 2007