A top executive with Verenium Corp. said Tuesday that plans are going forward to build a $300-million biofuels plant in Highlands County. ...more

March 18, 2009

Christy Lynn Martin may have made bail this weekend after she was arrested on charges she sent pornographic pictures of herself to a 14-year-old boy's cell phone. But now the Azalea Middle School teacher has no place to live. ...more

March 9, 2009

An Azalea Middle School teacher accused of sending pornography to a student has been released from the Pinellas County Jail after she posted bail of $20,000. ...more

March 9, 2009

You would think that poor people, those who can't afford to make a down payment, would be the first to lose their homes in a housing crisis. ...more

March 9, 2009

Police arrested an Azalea Middle School teacher Saturday on charges of sending pornography to a student. ...more

March 8, 2009

One of five teenage girls charged in the beating of another teen was sentenced today to three years of probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor battery. Circuit Judge Keith Spoto also sentenced Mercades Nichols to 100 hours of community service and ordered that she pay restitution to victim Victoria Lindsay. ...more

March 6, 2009

It meant a lot to Lance Cormier that the Rays were the first team to call his agent after the Orioles declined to tender him a contract in December. ...more

March 6, 2009

The issue: Spring Hill Fire Rescue board votes to transfer emergency dispatching to county. Our opinion: Fire commissioners deserve praise for long overdue decision. ...more

March 1, 2009

Indy Racing League star Danica Patrick is in the Tampa Bay area today, making the rounds with local media to promote the series' opening event, the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on April 5. ...more

February 27, 2009

An anonymous pledge of $5,000 in the case of a missing Putnam County girl has boosted the reward for finding her to $25,500. ...more

February 25, 2009