The Zephyrhills firefighters' union is on the verge of declaring an impasse in its contract negotiations after failing to reach an agreement despite four months of talks. ...more

November 7, 2009

A Sebring woman was out of jail Monday on a $1,000 bond after her weekend arrest for allegedly throwing a pot of boiling water at children. ...more

April 28, 2009

What will consumers crave in 2011? A dirty-clothes hamper that actually starts the wash when full? A toaster that scans images onto your whole wheat? ...more

November 2, 2008

If you can stand (and generate) the heat, you can whip up a dandy stir-fry. ...more

July 29, 2008

What Hillsborough County Jail Deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones did last January was an outrage. While searching a partially paralyzed man during booking, she dumped Brian Sterner out of his wheelchair, as casually as if he was a bag of dirty laundry. The Sheriff's Office quickly and rightly charged her with abusing the disabled, a third-degree felony that could bring up to a five-year sentence. ...more

July 8, 2008

Watching Caryl Churchill's adaptation of "A Dream Play" by August Strindberg is like witnessing an exercise in free association. Most of the time, nothing makes sense. But once in a while, in the rambling chaos, you grasp a nugget that brings everything into focus. ...more

June 14, 2008

OUR OPINION ...more

May 9, 2008

Travelers know what it means for a hotel to be rated with "three stars," or maybe "four diamonds." ...more

February 23, 2008

Brenda Dostal says she felt like a failure as a mother. The 38-year-old Wesley Chapel mom was dealing with a 5-year-old terror. Son Zachary's kicking and clawing outbursts of anger left her with bloody scratches and frazzled nerves. ...more

February 6, 2008

TAMPA - A Wesley Chapel couple with a troubled son get marriage counseling and parenting help on the next "Supernanny," at 9 p.m. Wednesday on ABC. ...more

February 5, 2008