Florida news organizations and The Associated Press are suing the NCAA and Florida State University, saying they violated open government laws by not making public correspondence about an academic cheating scandal at the school. ...more

June 15, 2009

As the result of dwindling advertising revenues, WFLA, Channel 8, plans to discontinue its 11 a.m. newscast at the end of May. The announcement to end "News Channel 8 Midday" and other changes involving WFLA and The Tampa Tribune were made to the newsroom staff this morning by WFLA News Director Don North and Managing Editor for Online Loren Omoto. ...more

March 31, 2009

A new poll by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research for The Tampa Tribune and other Florida news agencies shows Barack Obama leading John McCain in Florida by 2 points, less than the margin of error and therefore statistically a tie. ...more

October 8, 2008