One of the nation's top insurance rating agencies is concerned about State Farm Florida's ability to pay claims after a major catastrophe. ...more

June 19, 2009

They came from Pittsburgh wearing Steelers bandannas, yellow and black camouflage pants and miners' helmets with beer cans attached to the top. They had face paint, wide smiles and gulped $10 beer. ...more

February 2, 2009

All across Tampa Bay, football fans and party fans are attending huge shindigs in celebration of the big game. ...more

January 31, 2009

Visitors in town for the Super Bowl will pay a lot more than usual to stay and play in the Tampa Bay area. Don't expect action from the Florida Attorney General's Office, though: The state's gouging restrictions only apply during a state of emergency. A sports windfall, under the law, is no hurricane. ...more

January 30, 2009

The Rev. Dr. Carlan Helgeson recently became the senior pastor of Spring Hill United Church of Christ. ...more

January 17, 2009

Beating up on the Lowry Park Zoo board has been easy in recent weeks. ...more

December 23, 2008

It seems likely Lowry Park Zoo CEO Lex Salisbury will be fired when the zoo board holds an emergency meeting Thursday to review a city audit that concludes Salisbury abused his position. ...more

December 16, 2008

Travelers at Tampa International Airport this morning will be the first to experience the new full-body imaging scanners that detect weapons, explosives or other dangerous items. ...more

October 24, 2008

Lowry Park Zoo President Lex Salisbury has helped transform what 20 years ago was the country's worst zoo into what Child Magazine rates as the nation's best for its size. ...more

August 28, 2008

The Tampa Bay area is getting its first taste of Super Bowl fever. Workers installed two Super Bowl XLIII billboards Thursday just in time for the evening commute. ...more

June 28, 2008